Tattoos can reveal a lot about someone.
One day, they can even detect a person’s brain waves.
At least, this is the goal of researchers at the University of Texas in Austin.
“This tattoo is not like normal tattoo,” Nancho Lu, a professor at the Department of Aviation and Engineering at the university, told Business Insider.
Lu, alongside engineering professor Louis Sentis, and others, worked to develop a very thin device that can be worn wireless compared to a temporary tattoo. It measures the non -gaseous device, which is applied to the skin with an adhesive, brain activity and eye movement to measure the per capita mental action.
“The device is intended for people who work in high risks or highly demanding functions, such as aircraft pilot, air traffic monitors, drones and robot employees. These functions can be considered high tension because they require focus, quick thinking skills, and a small margin of error.
“Technology is developing much faster than human development, so it is very difficult to keep pace with technological demand for modern functions,” she said. “Therefore, it is very important not to increase the loading of the operator because not only that shows a result of the task, but will also harm his health.”
Although the idea of electronic tattoo may seem to be something of science fiction, humans and technology may mix for a while.
Almost 40 years ago, for example, it has become the first digital hearing aid available to the public, according to Hearth Health. Now, Elon Musk includes computer chips in people’s brains through his company Neuralink.
Modern wearable technical inventions include smart watches, Bluetooth headphones, VR headphones and fitness follow -ups, to name a few. Some people who realize health invest in technology that can be worn like an OURA episode, which collects data for everything from sleep activity to body temperature.
The device measures brain activity and eye movement to determine the burden of mental work.
Nancho Lu/University of Texas in Austin
However, these devices do not analyze brain activity and eye movement.
“Over the years, we have developed a series of non -invasive electronic compatibility to measure cardiovascular health, then measuring mental stress from palm sweetening,” said Lu about the previous devices that helped in developing. “Now, finally, we move to Brainwave.”
He said if the device is definitely not the first or only EEG sensor on the market, but it is smaller and lighter than the previous models. The EEG test usually requires connecting the full scalp to the individual using a gel or paste for data collection, which can take a long time.
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin are trying to simplify this process by proving the burden of mental work only from the front. During laboratory tests, the participants made a screen save with flash boxes.
“In the past, there was no way to evaluate the burden of mental work objectively. The topics must end the test and then a questionnaire,” said Lu. “But in the future, if we can implement a lightweight automatic learning model directly on accurate treatments in the Bluetooth slice on the electronic tattoo, then yes, our goal is to one day be able to do this in an actual time.”
A report issued by Grand View Research said that the wearable global technology market worth $ 84.2 billion in 2024 is expected to reach $ 186.14 billion by 2030, which confirms consumers’ willingness to integrate technology into their daily lives.
However, electronic tattoo will not be commercial any time soon. Lu and her colleagues are still researchers who drag and develop tests on technology.
However, it can imagine a world in which electronic tattoos are used by people who do not work in high risk functions.
It can be used by “people who want to focus as well as people who want to meditate to see if they are really relaxed,” he said.
