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ElectroDermis is a new way to apply electronics to the skin, whether it be for medical, fitness or lifestyle purposes.

“We envision a future where electronics can be temporarily* attached to the body, but in functional* and aesthetically* pleasing ways,” wrote the researchers in a paper. It is a combined effort from engineers at Carnegie Mellon University’s Soft Machines Lab and Morphing Matter Lab.

The challenge for ElectroDermis and similar projects has been to make the electronic components* flexible.

For instance, University of Tokyo’s engineers created a sensor in the form of a temporary tattoo that can be comfortably worn for up to a week.

But Carnegie Mellon’s group wanted to make a more complicated device, involving not just a single sensor but components for signal processing, wireless communication and power.

To achieve this, they used rigid electronic chips that are fixed at key points on the body but joined by flexible copper electrical wiring to make circuits.

They fabricated the wiring from copper sheets cut in a wavy*, serpentine shape to enable them to bend. A video for a knee patch, for instance, shows ElectroDermis stretching easily around the joint as it moves.(SD-Agencies)