Fluorescent

An interdisciplinary research team from Bochum, Duisburg and Zurich has developed a new approach to construct modular optical sensors which are capable of detecting viruses and bacteria. For this purpose, the researchers used fluorescent…

Researchers at Kyoto University, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), and Photron Limited in Japan have developed the world's fastest camera capable of detecting fluorescence from single molecules. They…

Plants that glow under ultraviolet (UV) light aren't only a figment of science fiction TV and movies. Roots of a traditional medicine plant called the orange climber, or Toddalia asiatica, can fluoresce an ethereal blue hue. And now,…

"Phospholes can be modified by certain chemical reactions, which has a major impact on the colour and efficiency of the fluorescence of the molecule. Another special feature of these substances is their propeller-like structure,"…

Talk about a bright idea: Thanks to chemists at Rice University and Stanford University, lighting up the brain is no longer just a figure of speech. Rice's Han Xiao, Stanford's Zhen Cheng and collaborators have developed a new tool for…

Researchers in Switzerland and Australia have used machine learning to crack the code governing charge transfer and colour emission in chains of molecules. Chains of molecules, known as polymers, can be put together in patterns to create…

Cells tend to get themselves in and out of "sticky situations" on a regular basis, as they make and break functional connections with each other. Monitoring intercellular interactions is essential for gaining deeper insights into the…

That is actually the case. Both animals have proteins in their bodies that enables them to light up. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen now invented a way to use these fluorescent proteins to gain new knowledge about brain…

When it comes to designing ultrabright solid-state fluorescent materials, bridged crystal designs might be the key to enabling monomeric emission and accessing novel crystalline systems, reveals a new study. In the study, a research team…

Chris Billam-Smith was 16 when he went to see Arctic Monkeys in his hometown. This weekend, 15 eventful years later, he’ll take centre stage at the same venue, writes Craig Scott “I REMEMBER I was sat at some random car park. I think it…