New 'E-Skin' Technology Can Light Up Your Skin Like A Neon Sign

The lights come in red, green and blue.
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Researchers at the University of Tokyo are taking wearable tech to a whole new level. They're creating a luminescent, superthin synthetic material they've dubbed "e-skin," which sits on your skin and lights up. The trippy technology contains polymer LEDs that light up with electrical pulses and can be used to monitor blood oxygen levels and heart rate.

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