News tagged with luminescence

Seven new luminescent mushroom species discovered

Seven new glow-in-the-dark mushroom species have been discovered, increasing the number of known luminescent fungi species from 64 to 71. Reported today in the journal Mycologia, the new finds include two ne ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Nanotechnology gets a new light touch

(PhysOrg.com) -- Building the super-fast computers of the future has just become much easier thanks to an advance by Australian researchers that lets them grab hold of tiny electronics components and probe ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Oct 02, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Company Claims ESLs to be the Future of Light Bulbs (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- While compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) are currently the primary alternative to incandescent light bulbs, a company from Seattle predicts that its own novel light bulbs will eventually replace ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (24) | comments 22 weblog

Researchers devise a fast and sensitive way to detect ricin

Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have developed a simple, accurate, and highly sensitive test to detect and quantify ricin, an extremely potent toxin with potential use as a bioterrorism ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Apr 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Nanoscopic probes can track down and attack cancer cells

A researcher has developed probes that can help pinpoint the location of tumors and might one day be able to directly attack cancer cells.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Chemists find secret to increasing luminescence efficiency of carbon nanotubes (Animation)

Chemists at the University of Connecticut have found a way to greatly increase the luminescence efficiency of single-walled carbon nanotubes, a discovery that could have significant applications in medical ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0


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