Optogenetics works like a precise, light-controlled switch for nerve cells in the brain. Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP via Getty Images This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine went to three ...
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have created tattoo ink that switches on under an ultraviolet (UV) flashlight and off under bright white light. The ink, called PhotoTat takes aim at ...
Reliably bright lighting can turn your home into a winter wonderland that shines all season long. The best outdoor Christmas lights are up to the task: You’ll want ones with weatherproof durability ...
Two mannequin arms covered in dark-line tattoos. The arm on the left has additional colorful accents in and around the tattoo outlines. These silicone mannequin arms show how PhotoTat pigments are ...
It’s pretty hard to fight an opponent you can’t see. That’s what makes Invisible Woman an invaluable member of the Fantastic Four. She can disappear in the blink of an eye and take out entire factions ...
Shorter, darker days and colder weather that sends you indoors can leave you feeling anxious, sad, irritable or even hopeless. There is a name for this: seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. Luckily, a ...
Flashes of light in your eye happen when something stimulates the retina, often due to fibers in your eye’s vitreous fluid tugging on the retinal surface. The most common cause is posterior vitreous ...