MIT researchers develop temporary tattoos that can control smartphones

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This movie shows gold leaf temporary tattoos that can be used to control devices through touch created by a group of PhD students and researchers at MIT's Media Lab. The team, led by PhD student Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao, designed the DuoSkin transfers to look like gold and silver flash tattoos, popular at music festivals. But unlike regular stick-ons, DuoSkin is made from gold metal leaf. As a conductive material, it can be hooked up to an electronic circuit that responds to touch. In the current prototype, the gold leaf traces are connected to a microcontroller and wireless communication unit that enables interaction with other devices. Read more on Dezeen: http://www.dezeen.com/?p=956127 Subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest architecture and design movies: http://bit.ly/1tcULvh