Despite being in the scientific spotlight for centuries, the fire salamander’s biofluorescence was overlooked until now.

Fluorescent proteins are proteins that absorb light and re-emit it at a longer wavelength. They can be genetically encoded as fusions to other proteins to act as labels. R-Flamp1 is a high-performance ...

Fluorescent dyes are non-protein molecules that absorb light and re-emit it at a longer wavelength. They are often used in the fluorescent labelling of biomolecules and can be smaller or more ...

International Day of Light is celebrated on 16 May each year, on the anniversary of the first successful laser operation in 1960 by physicist and engineer, Theodore Maiman. The study of light has led ...

A successful lighting design combines a number of light sources at different levels of the room. Add layers of light from a number of types of fixtures that can be used together or separately for a ...

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