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After roughly six years of work, an assistant professor from CU Boulder has developed a tattoo ink that allows body art to disappear and reappear using different kinds of light.
A University of Colorado Boulder assistant professor teamed up with a famous tattoo artist to explore disappearing tattoo ink.
A nanoengineer based in Colorado has had plenty of 'mad scientist' moments but his latest invention of a tattoo that users can turn on and off is the most impressive.
Carson Bruns in Colorado has developed "Magic Ink" that can be turned off, for example by ultraviolet light, so that a tattoo disappears.
Early next year, the business partners plan to release their first product, Magic Ink, to a group of hand-picked artists. Their tattoos can be turned on and off with different kinds of light. They have long-term hopes for smart tattoos that have a health value, but cosmetics are cheaper and simpler to get to consumers than medical devices. So, that’s where they’re starting.