SOME mono- and di-substituted benzenes fluoresce in aqueous solution. Phenol, for example, fluoresces in the ultra-violet and the salicylate ion in the visible region of the spectrum. Williams 1 ...

[John]’s son lost his tooth on their gravel driveway, so [John] set out to find it. White socks fluoresce under UV When [John] set out to help his son and find the tooth, he needed a plan of ...

S cientists and engineers have multiple ways of measuring the smallest aspects of our world, including scanning tunnelling ...

An illusion using the magic of substances that fluoresce when exposed to ultraviolet light won Joe Switzer a prize at the 1934 Pacific Coast Association of Magicians Convention.

The aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, was visible in Providence Thursday night for about half an hour. The ...

Higher emission efficiency and stronger photo-stability can be achieved using a special group of organic molecules that fluoresce only when they aggregate. Such aggregation-induced emission (AIE ...

Birmingham goldsmith and jewellery maker Ruth Chipperfield, 34, from Hall Green, had two of her diamonds commissioned for the ...

Solar maximum refers to the highest rate of solar activity during the sun's approximately 11-year solar cycle. It is ...

Inside its gut, seven squiggles of plastic, dyed with Nile red stain, fluoresce. All over the world, researchers like Magadini are staring through microscopes at tiny pieces of plastic—fibers ...

The Northern Lights recently adorned the UK skies, displaying their most powerful spectacle since May. The aurora borealis ...

Like many other birds, the species can see ultraviolet light. Some parrot feathers fluoresce under UV, suggesting that the birds use a complex spectrum of light wavelengths to communicate with ...

It will not fluoresce under UV light and is resistant to radiation. For high-energy applications, the extreme purity of fused silica eliminates microscopic defect sites that could lead to laser damage ...