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Examples of Fluorescence in Nature That Will Brighten Your Mind

Fluorescence seems like technology, but we actually have a lot of fluorescence in nature too. Fluorescence in the animal world can be important signals vital to the species. In stones, fluorescence is due to impurities and inclusions, or, in fluorite, one of the main features defining the rock. How did we get Fluorescence in Nature? […]

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The Glowing History of Fluorescence Through Time

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Fluorescence is a relatively new character on the stage of science, but the history of fluorescence goes back 500 years! Even then, the property itself is not a man-made invention. Fluorescence is a naturally occurring feature of many minerals, plants, and even animals. Here we will see how the first observations of fluorescence slowly gave

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