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"Dead psychedelic chemical gel comes back to life
10:54 2 March 2012
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Caitlin Stier, video intern
A colour-changing gel driven by a classic chemical reaction can now be resuscitated by adding pressure after the reaction has stabilised. Developed by Irene Chou Chen, a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, it's the first time oscillations in a responsive gel have been revived by a mechanical trigger."