TED Talks

Carson Bruns: Could a tattoo help you stay healthy? (2019x113)

Air date: May 14, 2019

Can we make tattoos both beautiful and functional? Nanotechnologist Carson Bruns shares his work creating high-tech tattoos that react to their environment — like color-changing ink that can tell you when you're getting a sunburn — and shows exciting ways they can deliver real-time information about our health.