"It would be nice if you could do that but I'm not sure it would work - it depends whether it is a simple mechanical component or something more complex, " Prof Pillinger, who now works at the Planetary and Space Sciences department at the Open University, told BBC News.

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You know, the doctor is going to not only know about the state of the science about these things, but they also know the patient's medical history and are, I think, a very important component here of helping to give clear, simple messages about what people can do about it.

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Its founder, Nicolas Bazan, a 60-year-old neuroscientist, has a seemingly simple and elegant answer to the pain problem: chemically combine a derivative of acetaminophen with a saccharinelike component.

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The installation, currently housed at the New York Hall of Science in Flushing, layers 12 of its component clear plastic sheets to create a roughly one-foot deep display that plays a simple pre-drawn animation.

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We'll go into these component parts, and beyond, over the course of the article, but for now, this simple description will help us understand the basic concept.

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