What is Dark Matter? What is Dark Energy?

Dark Matter and Dark Energy are two of the greatest mysteries in science. According to this video, many scientists think that the universe is made up of only 5% what we can see, with Dark Matter making up 25% and Dark Energy 70%.

Liquid crystals could detect neuro-degenerative disease

A group of researchers at the University of Chicago’s Institute for Molecular Engineering (IME) is putting liquid crystals to work in a completely unexpected realm: as detectors for the protein fibers implicated in the development of neuro-degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.