Researchers develop nail polish to make fingernails touchscreen-friendly

Using smartphones with long fingernails can be difficult. REPRESENTATION PIC/ISTOCK

Researchers are working on a clear nail polish designed to make long fingernails touchscreen-friendly.

The team identified two ingredients: forms of taurine and ethanolamine which helps deliver electrical properties needed and worked well with the polish.

When combined, the two produced a formula that allowed a smartphone to detect a fingernail touch.

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