Ready for your electronic tattoo?

 

Would you like to wear an electronic tattoo if you couldn't log on to the Internet without one? This may sound crazy, but the technology for such a system already exists.

RFID tattoos existed for some time and they are already being used on animals.But now a new generation of electronic tattoos are being developed that can monitor your vital signs, interact with your mobile phone and even communicate directly with your mind. 

What is an electronic tattoo?

They are not original tattoos, ink or piercing skin with needle.

They are called "tattoos", just because they are like children's fake tattoos. It is on a sheet of plastic, applied on to the skin and rubbed away from outside the plastic, then the plastic is peeled separately, leaving only a very thin, rubber patch that has a layer of flexible silicon wires.

Idea behind e-tattoos?

The main idea behind the e-tattoos is to make an electronic device that involves sensor,which is usually thinner than a paper, and applies like a Band-Aid that sticks to the skin.

The major benefit is that they become part of the body in a non-invasive, painless and relatively inexpensive way. In addition to sensors, the electronics package can contain wireless networking capability, so they can be controlled from a remote computer or smartphone.

These new electronic tattoos are much thinner than a human hair, and they are entirely different from what we are thinking about electronic tattoos.

Why e-tattoos happening now?

Nowadays, Internet is being absolutely plagued by hackers and identity theft has become a multi -billion dollar enterprise. Without any doubt, there will continue to be a push for more secure forms of identification than we have today.

E-tattoos will become a revolution to the development and is the sign of flexible electronics.

Most of the electronic products, from phones to digital cameras, contain circuits that are flexible in order to bend circuit boards for the purpose of cramming everything into a tiny space.Nowadays, it's become increasingly possible to create flexible circuits that can roll, stretch and, most importantly, flex repeatedly without failing.

The latest generation of electronic tattoos are called "Bio-stamps", and they were originally developed for medical purposes.  

However, as a recent Daily Mail article detailed, Motorola believes that these Bio-stamps could potentially replace passwords and make the Internet a much more secure place.

Another is a pill called a "vitamin authentication pill" that generates a password when swallowed.This sounds crazy but will happen soon.