A New Tattoo lets you control objects remotely

Scientists have developed ultra thin electronic skin tattoos that can help control virtual and physical objects with mere hand gestures. The extremely thin, almost invisible foil that sticks to the palm of the hand like a second skin, have Sensors which provide people with a sixth sense for magnetic fields.

These sensors will enable people to manipulate everyday objects or control appliances with mere gestures, similar to how we use a smartphone now.

Our electronic skin traces the movement of a hand, for example, by changing its position with respect to the external magnetic field of a permanent magnet said canon Bermudez of helmholtz zentrum Dresden rossendorf in Germany.