Name: Could a tattoo help you stay healthy?
Uploaded: 2019-05-14T14:54:15Z
Duration: 10 min 48 s
Description: 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.

> "Normal human body temperature is about 97 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit, and if you fall outside of that range, you need to seek medical attention right away."

Correction: The most common cause of a fever is [infection](https://www.uofmhealth.org/health-library/hw198785). Because a fever is the body's natural response to fight off an infection, it does [not always require immediate medical attention](https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/when-give-kids-medicine-coughs-and-colds). For an adult, a fever is not usually a cause for concern unless it reaches 103 degrees Fahrenheit. For infants, however, any fever may be a cause for concern.

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.

Carson Bruns: Could a tattoo help you stay healthy?

Could a tattoo help you stay healthy?

Innovative tattoos can act as thermometers, providing instant body temperature readings, marking a leap in personal health monitoring.

Conducting tattoo inks could revolutionize medical implants, enabling skin to recharge devices, blending tech with the human form.

Innovative tattoos could signal UV exposure or monitor body temperature, transcending mere aesthetics to enhance health monitoring.