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These Electronic Touch-Sensitive Tattoos Could Control Your Smartphone

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Temporary electronic tattoos developed by Saarland University can now turn skin into touch-sensitive buttons, letting you control your smartphone with your own joints, freckles and other bodyparts. 

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