Magic ink takes on any colour

[bigperson666]

army suits?

[Iwillneverbesilenced]

hmm... would be good for home decoration

[mg2sna]

RAINBOW!

[Ainulph]

When will this be applied to cars?

[MOTIVEONER]

i hate this girls voice, it makes it really hard to watch these videos

[BlackKingX]

Why do people always bitch about her voice?

I really don't mind it. It's not bad enough to keep bitching about in every single video.

[Gearz86]

I know what you mean.

But fuck I hate her voice, lol

[ntuman]

yeah she talks like a new scientist.

[WhiteDragon103]

Jesus christ MOTIVEONER, show some respect. :/

[matieman77]

Does this mean i can get a working digital watch tatooed into my hand?

[63NY1]

you would also need electromagnets and a processor implanted in your body. the ink is probably poisonous and expensive anyway.

[smrtspr]

i would say its possible

[Fangornmmc]

@matieman77

maybe...

[Targetf]

I was high when I watched this =)

[SilentHill978]

lol XD

[DeathToTheseWalls]

They really need a different person reading the descriptions for the videos. Such an annoying voice.. lol sorry

[Diviniteee]

Oooh sounds like a cool item for kids to use passing notes in class with a magnet in their pocket to reveal/unreveal the message if teacher asks to see it

[Flaminglog]

"I'LL CUT OFF YOUR BUTTS AND MOUNT THEM... OVER MY FIREPLACE!!!" - Mr. Krabs

[rx8579ryan]

that was on yesterday.

[automaticreply]

does it stay permenant when it is dry?

[MaBuSt]

I dont think so. I believe they are superparamagnetic nano-particles.

[choseneliteigu]

cool

[SonyWilliam]

wtf is this sh$%^&*ty vid.. it shows nothing but some 70's cartoon show like 'thingy' or a flash product of some sort

cmmon ppl, u can do better demonstration than this

[PSNDonutDude]

i dont think you read the title or even watched the video or read the description

[ImPinkBetch]

Spongebob! We have technology...

(Patrick hits dollar bill with computer)

You won't get it unless you've seen it.

[IllegalMavamaarten]

LOL you're right !

Isn't that when they were painting Mr. Crabs house ?

[TheycallmeShamy]

:) Lol

[Dilliboy63]

wow, first I hear about paper thin OLED flexible screens, and my mind gets completely blown. and now we have come up with a colour changing ink that we can easily manipulate with magnets... Arthur C Clarke was right: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."

[anno2345]

As an avid drawer I say: Its the best 22 seconds of my life!

[squeege421]

WHAT THE F*** HAS SCIENCE EVER DONE FOR US?!?!?! Oh yeah everything, plus now color changing ink. As Bill Nye would say "Science Rules".

[jesusstapler]

Hey Flamers, take the war to Bill Nye.

I just think this shits cool :D

[AbsalomPitchingfork]

One step closer to sci-fi paper.

[southanjuna]

Science as entertainement.

But such a cool ink is certainly going to make this world a better place for all (except the blind ones of course)

[suupertramp]

great, now we really can have striped wallpaper by having small magnetic field on the wallpaper!!!!

[Kaiserks3338]

wonder how the narrator sounds like while having orgasm

[otivaeey]

great colours, but I think they are too light, should be darker.

[roidroid]

ZZZonline wrote an article about colour E-Paper approx 9 years ago.

But it's still not commercialised yet? Aww man.

[Username2322]

Yo New Scientists, I'm really happy for ya and Ima let you finish. But ACME made the best color changing ink of all time!! of all time!!!!1

[libragirl1406]

bwahahaha .... ahh ..that made my day ,seriously i didnt see that one coming

[lvecsey]

Perhaps you could have a a bunch of sphere like balloons that can be expanded somewhat, and retracted (deflated) on demand. These would be coated with the ink and set out in a 3D grid like pattern.

Alternatively, a pure 3D grid where the ink is pumped through thin glass "cube" structures, on demand. In both cases you pass an appropriate magnetic field through to generate the right imagery, and empty the ink contents (or deflate the sphere) of the appropriate cell for transparency.

[ROBwithaB]

The name of the channel is "New Scientist".

Let's see some of the science....

These videos are like advertisements. I already buy the magazine. I don't need to be convinced to do so.

I come here to watch videos. It would be great to see some longer videos elaborating a bit more on these concepts.

[AbsalomPitchingfork]

The purpose of these videos is to point you to the online articles with a brief summary of its content.

[ROBwithaB]

Yes, I understand that.

In other words, the videos are like advertisements. For the online article. Which is like an advertisement for the magazine. To which I am already subscribed.... Yes?

What I meant when I said "Let's see some of the science" is let's actually SEE it. On video. Moving images and sounds. That's be fun.

Seems a shame to waste the potential of the medium for education on simple "teaser" adverts.

So that's what I meant.

I am expressing a PREFERENCE.

Thank you.

[AbsalomPitchingfork]

I think I burned myself on your undue hostility.

[ROBwithaB]

Hostility?

I thought I was being very patient and tolerant.

Polite, even. Notice the little "thank you" at the end.... Just like my granny always told me.

No profanity; no personal insults; no accusations.

But I have been told by others that I come across as hostile, so it's not just you being oversensitive.

I don't mind people having opinions that are different to mine, but it seems silly to argue with someone expressing a personal preference.

Mostly it's just my odd sense of humour.

Cheers.

[ben3580]

It's when you use capital letters - it gives the impression that you're shouting or being patronising.

I think the majority of people reading your post would've thought you were being hostile.

[ROBwithaB]

Yeah, okay. Facetious bordering on patronising maybe.

The basic point I was trying to make is that I'd like to see longer videos demonstrating the the concepts (and especially the science behind them) in more detail.

One is able to do things with video that are impossible in a text-based article. If a picture paints a thousand word, then video paints, well.... a big number.

(In general, I use capitals to draw attention to, or place emphsis on a specific word or phrase, to simulate speech.)

[ben3580]

Absolutely, I wasn't debating the point you were trying to make. I was just suggesting that using capitals, especially on youtube, would normally be interpreted negatively despite your best intentions. Personally I would avoid them.

[vitruvian8807]

This video was over before it even started!

[kylanmon]

rofl ya i kinda need more information than what i just saw ahhah

[topphemelig]

Cool, now we can tatoo ourself with this ink and just drag a magnet across the tatoo to shape/color the tatoo :]

[hdzsound]

thats make some ugly brownn ass shit color

[morallyanonymous]

New Scientist videos are too short.

[ikemkrueger]

I agree! I would also like to see more "in-depth" videos.

[MastermindX]

STFU the people who said this is useless, you need to have some imagination. Look at this electronic ink devices like Kindle, those come only in black or white. Imagine when we can have this kind of device with full color pictures, or a surface with high contrast full color ink that can change into any picture you want and afterwards does not require power. Besides, I like her voice, so stop that also.

[themightychickens]

I absolutely agree, this is a step towards living pictures.

[Irisheyes77christy]

This seems absolutely pointless to me and yet Science has a funny way of turning even the tiniest discovery into something cool.

[niiidar]

It's NewScientistVideo. It's popular-science, not real science, as most of it would be uncomprehendible my the average viewer.

[kurd4life4evah]

who needs Magic ink takes on any colour when u got jews

[11mc22]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[systat]

I cum rainbows too.

[bigsmatchy]

gay rainbow

[NeedsEvidence]

I like the voice, it is sexy and clear.

[yatah]

How can you like a lifeless voice? Microsoft Sam would do a better job than her.

[Cyrathil]

Because we don't equate having a heavy accent to being "lifeless"

[yatah]

Nasal voice, nuff said.

[int3rl0per]

Maybe you could try using a voice synth instead of voicing these yourself, Sandrine?

[MsWanderer1]

Where do I get some?

[narcoleptus]

NewScientist video's are like banana's, they come in bunches!

[2Luke]

any theres always a monkey-sounding narrator talking about them.

[N3CR1S]

haha so true, i have also noticed that :)

[TheRealVerbz]

Incorporate that technology into the surface of a car.

With special electrically conductive paint, you would be able to change the color of the car by adding an electric charge to the body.

Pulse the electric charge and your car will pulsate through the color spectrum.

Cooool!

[TheRealVerbz]

If the electric charge was precise enough, you could potentially watch a moving picture on the surface of anything that was coated with that electrically conductive paint.

[Gichnni]

ROFL car that is changing color all the time :P Would be cool.

[TheRealVerbz]

It would only change all the time if you wanted it to.

If you sent a constant electric charge, it would remain the same color.

High level government programs have incorporated what are called Quasicrystals into the paint to achieve Meta-Invisibility. From certain angles you can see through the car.

Quasicrystals bend light at 90 degree angles and can only be made in zero gravity.

I love science.

:oD

[TheRealVerbz]

Quasicrystals are also 11 times harder than diamonds.

So all these rap stars think they are big shit by wearing gold and diamonds. They've never heard of quasicrystals and they've never heard of Bismuth. People need to step their game up.

Look up pictures of Bismuth and Quasicrystals. It's awesome.

:o)

[ramslak]

this will involve billions of profit over years when its finished

[nathan4544]

So good for them on this one but what practical uses are there for this really? none that i can think of unless you need too hide things like who needs too hide things this much?

[deadNIGHTCRAWLER]

open and closed signs, televisions, safty strips, and im guessing there is a ton of other things they will use it for

[notNEWW]

how about getting money for advertising garbage science? tons of other things they will use it for ...

[Athaeus]

Yes, who needs sharp LED:s and other bright energy-efficient things that doesn't require magnetics powered at different levels and give a simple unshiny colour?

I agree with notNEWW - we've got crayons. This is just a waste of time.

[JamboyStu]

maybe this research will one day prove more efficient than leds.

[shalkana]

More info pls ...?

[MyCrownOfWorms]

wow... how useful. Scientists could be doing something useful, but, that's boring right?

[defect530]

A sheet of acid can be even more trippy!!

[silversobe]

o.O

[notNEWW]

you can also change colors by selecting a different crayon .......

how goes the battle on curing cancer ....

[locomotiveman100]

lol nice

[teemuruskeepaa]

Are you suggesting that these scientists are disregarding cancer?

[RationalFuture]

retard

[Mastikator]

Right, physicists should focus on cancer. Makes sense.

I think car mechanics should also focus on cancer. I mean, what's the point of having repaired cars if we all die from cancer anyway.

[Athaeus]

Do you think biologists made MRI-machines? What about the latest treatments for cancer, involving heating up magnetic particles on a microscopic level, boiling cancer cells, but leaving regular cells unharmed?

Every part of science is introduced into medicine - including physics.

[TheMathKing]

In general biology, physics is important too. Knowing how DNA strands move around is all physics (ensemble theory).

[WhiteDragon103]

you fail kthx

[notNEWW]

meh ... i stick with crayons ... save magnets for superconductors and fridge magnets ... i haz WIN

[deadNIGHTCRAWLER]

lol u say it like if everyoe tryed to cure it we could do it faster, im guessing there will never be a cure for it, when nature wants to thin the humans out we wount be able to stop it!!!

[notNEWW]

i say it like "if everyoe tryed to cure it we could do it faster" ...

yes i say this ...but i'd spell it differently

[notNEWW]

lol all aboard the fail ship! bitch of a mother doing us in ...

dude c'mon gotta focus energies ... i'm sure we're on the same page about alot of stuff

[gerupouvit]

there is something similar on the back of a 50euro note

[sc0rpi0n0]

Alright cool! Now let's make a cheaper, better, colorful e-Paper display

[pubtor]

wow

[GetMeThere1]

In the first few seconds of the vid I thought they were going to tout the wonders of a new, shit-colored ink !

[SheepBaas]

2nd.

[SheepBaas]

osht im 4th D:

[x42brown]

I'm trying to think of a use for this. Any one any ideas?

[RyuuKagutsuchi]

100 years ago none knew what to do with the technology which we today use for LCD screens.

[bloodaid]

no not really.

My first thought was like in cars or something, if it works like an LCD that is.

[chaincells]

MJ?

[kazimann]

I'm thinking the very same.

I reckon it's so the scientist who made this can say "Because we could".

[Gigaspine7]

Camoflage, for one.

[chaincells]

Nice.  rtjoker23, epic noob.

[rtjoker23]

hey , you know you can reply ? :P

[chaincells]

I do, but why?

[rtjoker23]

first:D