<ul><li>Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a wireless and mobile electronic tattoo that monitors the heart's electrical and mechanical activity.</li><li>The e-tattoo, made with 3D- and circuit-printing technologies, can mold to the wearer's chest and measures heart rate, rhythm, blood pressure, and stress levels, among others.</li><li>The device is lightweight, running on a small battery that can last more than 40 hours, and streams real-time data wirelessly to a Bluetooth-enabled device.</li><li>The e-tattoo's noninvasive and mobile monitoring has many advantages, including earlier detection of heart disease and prevention of up to 80% of heart conditions, says Nanshu Lu, corresponding author of the study.</li></ul>

Researchers develop electronic tattoo to diagnose and monitor heart disease

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