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The result is a range of solid-state materials that fluoresce under UV light and boast easily tunable photoluminescent properties.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
One of the first reports of this feature was a 2019 paper, which found that flying squirrels fluoresce under UV light.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
PacBio uses special versions of the four bases that have been engineered to fluoresce in a characteristic color when exposed to ultraviolet light.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
This molecule, made of two carbon atoms bonded together, is known to fluoresce a green glow when energized by sunlight.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
One of the first reports of this feature was a 2019 paper, which found that flying squirrels fluoresce under UV light.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
PacBio uses special versions of the four bases that have been engineered to fluoresce in a characteristic color when exposed to ultraviolet light.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
This molecule, made of two carbon atoms bonded together, is known to fluoresce a green glow when energized by sunlight.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Fluoresce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluoresce. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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fluoresce
intransitive verb
flu·o·resce
ˌflu̇(-ə)r-ˈes 
flōr-
flȯr-
flōr-
flȯr-
fluoresced; fluorescing
: to produce, undergo, or exhibit fluorescence
fluorescer
noun
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