Electronic skin
Tiny, nearly invisible devices stick
to skin, ‘talk’ to computers
John Rogers, a
materials scientist at the University
of Illinois
Skin-based, or epidermal,
electronic systems stick to the skin like temporary tattoos. Attached to the
head, they can pick up electrical signals from the brain. Credit: Image
courtesy John A. Rogers
a New Way for people to use their brains to talk to machines — or even
each other. Todd Coleman and his team at The University of California San Diego imagines a world in which people can work together, or even
think together, using the devices to transmit information directly from their
minds. “You could interact with a friend in both the natural and virtual world,
using not only your behavior but also your thoughts,” he says.
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