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MC10 Biostamp One of the most technologically-advanced wearables being developed is one that attempts to mimic a type of artwork that goes back thousands of years. Known as the BioStamp, this wearable in development from Cambridge, Massachusetts based MC10, can best be described as an electronic tattoo. The basic BioStamp is about the size of a quarter and is built out of technologically advanced stretchable circuits supported by a thin sheet of rubber, making them practically unnoticeable to the wearer. They’re waterproof and breathable, costs only a few dimes when manufactured at scale, and lasts a week before the normal shedding of skin cells causes it to fall off. BioStamp, described as an “electric tattoo,” can detect anything from brain signals to body temperature. The thin, circuited wearable is still being tested by MC10.
The BioStamp is actually a flexible platform; while all the models have a similar form factor and utilize NFC for power and telemetry, MC10 is developing sensors for the BioStamp that can measure body temperature, light exposure, pulse rate, blood-oxygen levels, sweat, blood pressure, and even signals from the brain. Most recently, MC10 teamed up with the University of Rochester to test the BioStamp in clinical settings and help develop disease-specific algorithms for smarter predictive health analytics. They’re hoping that the BioStamp’s smaller footprint and more versatile form factor can collect more accurate biological information from parts of the body other than the wrist.
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