Programmable pigments: Photochromic nanoparticle inks for rewritable tattoos
Bluestein
40 points
4 comments
October 11, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)
qwertytyyuu
That is so cool. I wonder if this allows for printing images with some kind of 3d printer like thing with a weak uv laser
delichon
Hear me out, implanted lie detectors with displays tattooed into the foreheads of politicians.
kreelman
I'll have to read up on this. I wonder about it as a kind of e-ink? I'm sure there are a bunch of differences, but fun to think about perhaps.