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'Invisible ink' keeps tattoos hidden until they're under certain light

The inks use 365-nanometer ultraviolet light to switch between nearly invisible and vivid colors, and one participant’s tattoos stayed rewritable for up to 2.2 years.

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Once the hallmark of bikers, sailors, and general riff-raff, tattoos have become far more mainstream, decorating the bodies of everyone from teachers to lawyers to world-class surgeons.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Tattoo, Inks, UV light, University of Colorado

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Science Writing, Oct 9 (EFE).- Sometimes, showing a tattoo may not seem right to the wearer, but a team of engineers has created a range of multicolor inks that only make it visible, for a few hours, after applying light and also with them disappears again. Researchers, engineers from the University [...] The post A tattoo ink makes them only look after applying light to them was first published in HolaNews.

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Nature broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Friday, October 9, 2026.
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