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University of Waterloo students at the Velocity Lab. They are part of a team that was commissioned by a top Canadian firm to invent gloves that can change colour upon touch. {PHOTO: HELLEN MISEDA/STANDARD}

Imagine this. Instead of walking around with your staff identification card to go through security checks in your building, you have a smart armband that has a chip programmed with the rhythm of your heart beat.

So to go through security checks, all you need is that magic band that recognises your heart beat and because every heart beat is different, if it is stolen, it cannot be used by anyone else.