Similarly for both assays, the quantification of the color (colorimetric) or light (fluorometric) is directly proportional to the amount of the target compound present. While both techniques come with ...

Deep below the Earth’s surface, rock and mineral formations lay hidden with a secret brilliance. Under a black light, the ...

Scientists are trying to understand how the caves formed and how life is supported in extreme environments. The post ...

"Good science is good science, doesn't matter where it's at," says Dr. Joseph Brewer, founder of Rare Earth Salts.

Read an ACS press release about this research: Fluorescent caves could explain how life persists in extraterrestrial environments. “Developing a cave science spectral database for fluorescence ...

In addition to sunlight, ultraviolet rays are also given off by several different forms of indoor lighting, including compact fluorescent lamps (CFL’s). CFL’s are commonly long, cylinder shaped and ...

Inside Wind Cave the scientists found that chemicals fossilised within the rocks shine in brilliant hues of pink, blue, and ...

Under a black light, the chemicals fossilized within shine in brilliant hues of pink, blue and green. Scientists are using these fluorescent ... Doing science in a cave is not without its challenges.

A section of South Dakota’s Wind Cave seen under normal white light (left image) transforms into something otherworldly when placed under UV light (right image).