Tattoo acts as sensor to tell you when you drink too much

Posted by | August 7, 2016 11:05 | Filed under: Planet

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Of course, you’ll have to listen to your tattoo.

…researchers at the University of California San Diego are reporting in the journal ACS Sensors that they’ve developed a temporary electronic tattoo that can induce just enough sweat to get a highly accurate read—which would be sent to a smartphone with an easy-to-interpret app—in minutes. “Such a device hasn’t been available until now,” engineering professor Patrick Mercier says.

Quartz reports that transdermal bracelets have already been developed to do the same, with SF-based BACtrack winning a $200,000 first prize for developing the prototype, according to IEEE Spectrum. But the wearable device is clunkier and results can take hours, whereas the UCSD device would be not only less bulky but also less pricey. Their system includes a temporary, flexible tattoo that clings to skin and a flexible circuit board smaller than a stick of gum attached to the tattoo via magnets.

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7 responses to Tattoo acts as sensor to tell you when you drink too much

  1. mea_mark August 7th, 2016 at 11:23

    Does this mean we will need smartphones to know when we are feeling buzzed?

    • Suzanne McFly August 7th, 2016 at 12:52

      As the days go by, our phones become smarter while we get dumber.

  2. Suzanne McFly August 7th, 2016 at 12:51

    Ha, what do they know? I know I drank enough as soon as I fall off the bar stool, duh….

    • bpollen August 8th, 2016 at 00:11

      My dividing line was one of two things…okay, three:
      When I passed out.
      When the bar closed
      When the money ran out.

      I admit that it’s not the BEST methodology…

      • Suzanne McFly August 18th, 2016 at 16:56

        Well it may not be the best methodology but it beats having nothing lol.

        • bpollen August 19th, 2016 at 02:27

          I had standards! Admittedly low ones, but still…

          • Suzanne McFly August 19th, 2016 at 11:40

            Well those were the standards of many 20 somethings, I know mine was pretty similar to yours so your not alone lol.

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