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On-Skin Computing.

The article examines the research and development of "epidermal devices" - computers thin and flexible enough to be implanted into human skin. Challenges associated with the touch-based control of such devices are outlined along with the proposed use of haptic feedback technology and the social perc...

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Published in:Communications of the ACM Vol. 65; no. 4; pp. 38 - 40
Main Author: STEIMLE, JÜRGEN
Format: Article
Published: Association for Computing Machinery Apr2022
Subjects:
Wearable technology
Flexible electronics
Human-computer interaction
Haptic devices
Touch screens
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article examines the research and development of "epidermal devices" - computers thin and flexible enough to be implanted into human skin. Challenges associated with the touch-based control of such devices are outlined along with the proposed use of haptic feedback technology and the social perception of wearable computing devices.