MIT’s new Smart Tattoo is like having a doctor on your arm

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By Matthew Griffin Industrial Revolution 12th January 2018

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF

Wearables might not have taken off as much as anyone hoped but companies are still experimenting with new technologies that help us monitor and track our health better than before.

Apparently there’s a common problem with health-tracking devices like smart watches and the other things that strap around your wrist, like Fitbits and so such, and I’m not just talking about the fact that many of them have just one sensor to monitor most of your vitals which means they’re not that accurate. Or atleast that’s what a team of scientists at Harvard University and MIT, who’ve developed a new Smart Tattoo think, and if they’re to be believed then apparently the biggest problem with all of these devices is that they aren’t really attached to you which means you’re constantly left hoping your battery or your wireless connection doesn’t give out at a crucial moment.

As for what’s next, well the teams plan on making tattoos that only last for as long as you want them to, as well as ones that could be invisible until they’re subjected to certain kinds of light so you don’t have to explain your ink to your friends, and if you weren’t sure what the symbols on your new tattoo mean, well, there’s an app for that that will tell you exactly how you’re doing. So, who knows, maybe these are tattoo’s that one day even parents will approve of…

Matthew Griffin / About Author

Matthew Griffin, described as a "Walking encyclopaedia of the future" by NASA and a futurist polymath, is one of the world's most renowned futurists and strategic foresight experts. A serial entrepreneur Matthew is the Founder and Futurist in Chief of the 311 Institute, a global Futures and Deep Futures advisory firm working across the next 50 years, XPotential University, the world's first free futures and foresight university, and the World Futures Forum which works with the United Nations to solve the worlds greatest challenges. 13 times author of the Codex of the Future series, Matthew is an in demand international keynote, acclaimed university lecturer, and host of the hit Fanatical Futurist podcast.

A rare talent in his past Matthew helped build and run several multi-billion dollar business units for Atos, Dell-EMC, and IBM, and his ability to identify, track, and explain the impacts of hundreds of emerging technologies and trends on global business, culture, and society has earned him a powerful reputation and a roster of clients that include royal households, world leaders, G7, G20, and G77+ governments, and many of the world's most respected brands including ABB, Accenture, Adidas, AON, ARM, BCG, Centrica, Citi Group, Coca Cola, Dentons, Deloitte, Disney, EY, KPMG, Lego, Legal & General, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Pepsi Co, Qualcomm, RWE, Samsung, T-Mobile, UBS, VISA, and many others. He was also the only futurist invited to talk at the UN COP28 held in Dubai alongside world leaders.

Regularly featured in the global media including the AP, BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, Discovery, Forbes, Khaleej Times, Telegraph, TIME, ViacomCBS, WIRED, and the WSJ, Matthews mission is to help organisations create a fair and sustainable future whose benefits are shared by everyone irrespective of their ability, background, or circumstances.