This tattoo is permanent, pain-free, and might soon come in the mail
Biotech company CipherX has developed a painless, consumer-ready tattoo patch that uses microscopic needles to deposit pigment. The technology, which is fast and quiet, represents a shift in how permanent body art is applied.
The refurbished railway station in London I entered last week had none of the usual signs of being a tattoo studio. The walls were devoid of any art, and there were no reclining chairs or massage tables in the room. The only tattoo gun on the premises sat in a display case instead of buzzing in someone’s gloved hand. I felt like I was getting inked in a half-assembled biolab with some interesting benefits.
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