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| Tech tattoos in work. (PHOTO: SCREENSHOT) |
Chaotic Moon, a creative technology studio in the U.S., has developed the "Tech Tat," which uses electro-conductive ink to create a temporary tattoo that can also act as a health tracker.
Tech Tat is a high-tech tattoo made of components and conductive paint to create circuitry to basically turn you into a cyborg, by collecting health and other biometric data from your body.
According to Chaotic Moon, the tech tattoo will have an ability to monitor body temperature and detect if someone is stressed based on sweat, heart rate and hydration levels information uploaded via Bluetooth.
Tech tattoos have the power to replace a physical exam because they can routinely send health data to doctors, who can quickly review the results and have the patient come in for an appointment if they see something unusual. They can also send the data to the wearer's smartphone, so the user can have instant access to the same health data that their doctor can see.
This technology could allow people to easily spot early signs of illness or disease, which is vital because early detection is one of the most important ways to prevent disease. All too often, many serious or even fatal conditions could have easily been cured if they had been caught sooner.
In addition, the tech tattoo can also be used to track children when they get lost in a crowd and support the payment function of a credit card.