{
  "id": 13150436,
  "title": "Light-responsive inks could make tattoos visible on demand, but safety remains unproven",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/light-responsive-inks-could-make-tattoos-visible-on-demand-but-safety",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-09T15:00:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-responsive-inks-tattoos-visible-demand.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A team of engineers has designed a new line of multicolored tattoo inks that switch on and off with different kinds of light. Described in a study published in Matter & Light, the technology could one day help people hide their tattoos when they have an important business meeting. They could even doodle on their own skin using a simple laser pointer.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}