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fluorescence

[floo-res-uhns, flaw-, floh-] / flʊˈrɛs əns, flɔ-, floʊ- /
NOUN
luminosity
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Key contributions came from collaborators at Janelia Research Campus in Virginia, including specialists in fluorescence correlation spectroscopy and 3D super-resolution imaging.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

The strategy is still being tested experimentally, but it is based on established principles from polymer chemistry and biocompatible fluorescence imaging.

From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2026

Emerging portable testing methods include X-ray fluorescence analysers for turmeric and handheld DNA kits to test olive oil.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

"In the way fluorescence works, you shine light beams at something, and you get a different wavelength of light beams back," said Moore, who directs the Bioluminescence Hub.

From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2025

Maybe it was my nerves, but his office had the closed-in feeling of a jail cell, metal jalousies at the windows and fluorescence the only light.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez