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THE NEW WAVE OF WEARABLES

With stretchable electronics ready to hit the market, the next big tech platform may be your skin.
Second skin Patches that measure electrical activity in the heart, brain, and muscles—such as this device, at right, from the Rogers Research Group at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign—could replace conventional medical hardware.

If you purchase La Roche-Posay sunscreen this summer, it may come with a complimentary device that looks something like a heart-shaped Band-Aid. But it’s even thinner—half the width of a human hair—and unlike a Band-Aid, it contains miniature electronics that connect to your smartphone and monitor your sun exposure in real time.

Launching in June from La Roche-Posay parent company L’Oréal, My UV Patch is the first stretchable electronic for mainstream consumers. Stick it anywhere on your skin, wear it

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