New gel changes color on demand

New gel changes color on demand

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Oct 21, 2007 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (42) | comments 1

MIT researchers have created a new structured gel that can rapidly change color in response to a variety of stimuli, including temperature, pressure, salt concentration and humidity.


Study reveals 2 genes linked to disabling arthritis

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Oct 21, 2007 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 0

An international team of researchers led by a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center geneticist has discovered two genes linked to a disabling form of arthritis called ankylosing spondylitis, a painful and progressive disease ...


The accumulation of sugar in neurons may explain the origin of several neurodegenerative diseases

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 21, 2007 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

A phenomenon considered healthy for cells, such as the accumulation of long chains of glucose (glycogen), which tissues store for energy purposes, is harmful for neurons. Published in the latest issue of Nature Neuroscience, this f ...



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