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

These instruments measured fluorescence, which reflects energy released by phytoplankton when photosynthesis breaks down.

From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2026

“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

While conventional fluorescence microscopy has been useful for studying cellular structures, it has been limited by the diffraction of light, restricting its ability to resolve features smaller than a few hundred nanometers.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2024

I suppose it does look like a lab furnished as it is with steel, Formica, vinyl and lit by fluorescence.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg