fluorescence
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Emerging portable testing methods include X-ray fluorescence analysers for turmeric and handheld DNA kits to test olive oil.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
Although fluorescence techniques are widely used, Moore said they come with major drawbacks.
From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2025
"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
“Radioactive decay does not typically produce visible fluorescence, so, no,” wrote Megan Cook of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency in an email.
From Slate • Aug. 21, 2025
“Don’t turn the light on—” she said hastily, fearing the harsh, knifing blast of fluorescence.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
