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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

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

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

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