“The materials of the future must be smarter than ever,” states a video from Schott’s Opportunity lab.

The company is clearly giving top marks to ultrathin glass, as the video depicts a transparent glass bandage being directly applied to a cut in the skin.

In this concept, thin-film sensors are integrated into a small sheet of ultrathin glass, which can be applied directly to a wound to not only treat the wound and help it heal but also to transmit health data in real time.