# Electronic Skin Technologies This Electronic Skin Technology Allows Users to Operate Devices By Amy Duong | Published 2018-01-23 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electronic-skin References: [theverge](https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/19/16909126/eskin-vr-wearable-sensor) & [advances.sciencemag.org](http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/1/eaao2623.full) Scientists have just developed a magnetosensitive electronic skin technology for users to better operate objects virtually. The technology is attached to the skin, and a 2-Dimensional magnetic sensors enables users to control functions. The functions that the skin is able to control include typing on a keyboard or adjusting the intensity of light without actual touch, and only by wrist movement. The magnetic field sensor plays a major role in its functions, allowing the mechanisms to track movement without touch. There is a thin layer that is implemented within the sensors that enable the magnets and it is a soft, flexible material. The technology has the potential to be implemented towards health service devices like [prosthetics](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sleev-1). One of the developers of the magnetosensitive electronic skin, Cañón Bermúdez states, "The technology isn’t meant to replace current VR, but to complement it by adding more detail." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.6/10 - Popularity: 80% | Activity: 51% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Magnetosensitive Electronic Skin Technology:** The development of magnetosensitive electronic skin technology offers opportunities for virtual object control without physical touch. - **2-dimensional Magnetic Sensors:** The use of 2-dimensional magnetic sensors in electronic skin technology opens possibilities for precise control of functions through wrist movement. - **Flexible Material Implementation:** The implementation of flexible materials in electronic skin technology creates potential for its use in health service devices like prosthetics. ### Where This Applies - **Virtual Reality:** The development of magnetosensitive electronic skin technology complements virtual reality technology, adding more detail and immersion opportunities. - **Consumer Electronics:** The use of 2-dimensional magnetic sensors in electronic skin technology has applications in consumer electronics for touchless control of devices. - **Healthcare:** The implementation of flexible materials in electronic skin technology presents opportunities for its use in healthcare devices such as prosthetics. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Wearable Tech Interfaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meta-smart-wristband.md) - [Robot Skin Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reskin.md) - [Intuitive Gesture-Control Mouses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tactigon-skin-wearable-mouse.md) - [Multi-Channel Wristband Prototypes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wristband-prototype.md) - [Motion Tracking Eye Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/magtrack.md) - [Wearable EMG Wristbands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meta-emg-wristband.md) - [Fingertip Haptic Patches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/voxelite.md) - [Reactive Robotic Textile Technologies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/motorskins-selk.md) - [Tactile Bare-Hands Metaverse Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emerge.md)