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Paintable Electrodes Could Power Creative and Colorful Wearable Sensors

The ink dries in less than 10 minutes and tracked ECG readings for 12 hours in a test subject.

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Engineers at Penn State are blending art and science to create cute, paint-on tattoos that could help spot heart attacks early, power robotic prosthetics and read brain waves—all within a colorful, customizable system that can be easily washed away or reapplied.

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Scientists create electrodes in washable and high-precision paint to measure brain waves and electrocardiograms continuously and without stiffness.The entry Medical advance: Create electrodes in paint that read brain waves was first published in La Voz de Michoacán.

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Popular Science broke the news in United States on Monday, July 13, 2026.
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