The research was carried out by scientists at Indiana University and the University of Copenhagen, who set out to solve a 150-year-old problem involving fluorescent dyes. The problem is known as ...

Fluorescence is a fascinating natural phenomenon. It is based on the fact that certain materials can absorb light of a certain wavelength and then emit light of a different wavelength. Fluorescent ...

"These materials have potential applications in any technology that needs bright fluorescence or calls for designing optical properties, including solar energy harvesting, bioimaging, and lasers," ...

Fluoro highlighters, glow-in-the-dark paints or even high-viz witch's hats are bright, but they are nothing compared to these balls. Fluorescent dyes lose their glow in solid form Chemists have ...

A new and reliable way of making fluorescent solids has led to the creation of the brightest-ever class of fluorescent materials. The 3D-printable materials could one day help solar panels harvest ...

1. A research team at NIMS has successfully developed an environmentally friendly, microspherical fluorescent material primarily made from citric acid. These microbeads emit various colors of light ...

Fluorescence is typically associated with gases or liquids, but a team of chemists has conjured a new formula that gives solid materials that characteristic fluorescent glow. New research published ...

A major breakthrough with fluorescents has allowed scientists to create the “brightest known materials in existence”. The advance paves the way for a new class of materials that transform fluorescent ...

Fluorescent dyes are crucial in OLEDs and other optical materials, but mixing and matching the many different dye species available in order to tailor the final optical properties has proven ...