In Neal Stephenson’s sci-fi novel The Diamond Age, body art has evolved into “constantly shifting mediatronic tattoos”—in-skin displays powered by nanotech robopigments. In the 25 years since the ...

Gone are the days in which tattoos were just permanent wearable decor on one’s body. Now, scientists are hoping to add some function to the permanent skin marking. Researchers at the Technical ...

When a pair of tourists hiking the Alps stumbled across the frozen remains of the mummy Ötzi in 1991 they also, unknowingly, discovered the oldest known examples of tattoos in history. The ...

A person applying the color-changing tattoo, and a color chart for the medical-alerting tattoo. Ali Yetisen et al. Soon, tattoos won’t just show how cool you are — they’ll also show how healthy you ...

Full color tattoos leave no room for mistakes, and this one delivers. The alligator’s expression and detail are sharply defined. Color blending gives the piece a lifelike finish. From close up or far ...

Tattoo ink stays with you for life. Researchers are now asking how these pigments interact with the immune system and whether ...

Scientists in Germany have developed three different tattoo dyes that change color based on the levels of certain health markers in the blood. Scientists are developing color-changing inks that may ...

Living Colour’s Corey Glover has been getting tattoos since his first tour 30 years ago… and he hasn’t stopped since. Actually, the frontman’s newest piece is only a year old, and he told us the ...

Just when we thought tcc – The Gallery had outdone itself by taking its annual PantoneMyArt series into the third dimension with last year’s 3D in Art exhibition, it’s back with yet another intriguing ...

The color red symbolizes a lot of things. Red is the color of fire, blood, passion, and love, among other things. Kylie Jenner got a new tattoo and the latest inking lives on the fleshy part of her ...