See What Scientists Just Created, Electronic Skin Nanomesh

Scientists have created a wearable device called "Gold nanomesh conductor" that can record data through skin. This wearable electronic skin nanomesh looks like a stylish gold tattoo, and it is ideal for long-term medical monitoring. The wearable tattoo is a step closer to eliminating larger health sensors, and it is so comfortable that people forget that they are wearing it.

We’re a little closer to getting rid of bulky health sensors now that scientists have created a super-thin wearable that can record data through skin.

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That would make this wearable, which looks like a stylish gold tattoo, ideal for long-term medical monitoring — it’s already so comfortable that people forgot they were wearing it.

Most skin-based interfaces consist of electronics embedded in a substance, like plastic, that is then stuck onto the skin. Problem is, the plastic is often rigid or it doesn’t let you move and sweat. In a paper published today in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, scientists used a material that dissolves under water, leaving the electronic part directly on the skin and comfortable to bend and wear. Twenty participants wore it on their skin for a week without problems. They didn’t get itchy or irritated, and the wearable didn’t break.
 
There’s been a lot of interest in skin-based interfaces that remotely control a phone or turning skin into a touchscreen for a smartwatch. Those are cool tricks, but health monitoring is higher priority.

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Almost all kinds of medical monitoring — from measuring brain signals or heart beats — means putting electrodes on the skin. This is fine for the lab, but not convenient if you need to continually monitor these vital signals at home.

There’s a lot of potential here, but the downside of the sensor being so comfortable is that it’s also delicate and might not be durable enough for the long-term. So you win some, you lose some — but having gold electronics right on the skin sure beats heavy straps or ugly caps.