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Wireless 'tooth tattoo' detects harmful bacteria

Using silk strands pulled from cocoons and gold wires thinner than a spider's web, researchers at Princeton University have created a removable tattoo that adheres to dental enamel and could eventually monitor ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nokia feels out haptic feedback tattoo system for phones

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nokia, the Finnish smartphone maker, has filed a patent for a haptic communication system where tattoos will send you vibrations so you know who is calling. Your ferromagnetic ink tattoo would ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

How tattoos 'move' with age

The dyes which are injected into the skin to create tattoos move with time – permanently altering the look of a given design. In this month’s Mathematics Today Dr Ian Eames, a Reader in Fluid Mechanics ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Apr 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Tattooing linked to higher risk of hepatitis C: study

Youth, prison inmates and individuals with multiple tattoos that cover large parts of their bodies are at higher risk of contracting hepatitis C and other blood-borne diseases, according to a University of British Columbia ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Aug 06, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Most Teens Don't Stop to Think About Tattoo-Removal Risks

(PhysOrg.com) -- Many adolescents think about getting tattoos, but less than half know what’s involved in having them removed, according to an Italian study appearing online in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 03, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Whose Tattoo Is It Anyway?

(PhysOrg.com) -- An infra-red digital camera could be a crucial tool in the fight against crime when trying to identify suspects by their tattoos, according to new University of Derby research.

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0