Science news articles about 'dye molecules'

  • Talking to cells

    ... subsequently transfer information to the cells—in the form of dye molecules. Complex structures made of many sugar ... in a position to receive molecular "information" from the vesicles: dye molecules that were previously placed in the vesicles transferred ...
  • Electron give-and-take lets molecules shine individually on camera

    ... called cresyl violet: at a particular voltage, the dye molecule loses an electron and in the process sends ... that held a drop of dye. The team fitted this onto Hu's single-molecule fluorescent microscope ...
  • Orange appeal to clean up dirty water

    ... -cost, natural and abundant source for the removal of dyes, and it may be an alternative to more costly materials. It may also be effective in removing ... identifying the biochemical sites within the orange peel to which the dye molecules stick during absorption ...
  • Rice rolls out new nanocars

    ... are either fluorescing molecules sitting by themselves or nanocars stuck in park. The dye – tetramethylrhodamine isothiocyanate ... attraction of emitting a polarized signal. Since dye molecules tended to line up with the chassis, the researchers ...
  • Stanford researchers harness nanoparticles to track cancer-cell changes

    ... cytometry has its limits. It involves tethering fluorescent dye molecules to antibodies, with different colors tied ... organic-inorganic nanoparticles: These are essentially sandwiches of dye molecules and atoms of metals such as silver, gold ...
  • 4-in-1

    ... is progressing. If higher resolution is required, the fluorescence dye molecules come into play. In histological slides of tissue samples, they make it possible to see how the magnetic ...
  • Novel light-sensitive compounds show promise for cancer therapy

    ... that could be used in photodynamic therapy. He did this by attaching dye molecules, called chromophores, to the ruthenium complex ... synthesized new dyes so that he could customize their properties. "In the end, the whole molecule was built ...
  • Ultrasensitive detector promises improved treatment of viral respiratory infections

    ... shape but straighten out when they are bound to a target molecule. A fluorescent dye molecule is attached to one leg of the hairpin ... is attached to the other. When the probe is in its hairpin configuration, the dye and quencher molecules lay side by side so ...
  • A single-molecule optical transistor

    ... information is revealed in a paper titled 'A single-molecule optical transistor' in the current issue of Nature ... . Hwang of the ETH Zurich, demonstrate that a single dye molecule can operate as an optical transistor, weakening ...
  • New DNA test uses nanotechnology to find early signs of cancer

    ... is a protein called biotin. The other is a fluorescent dye. These partner molecules are attached to help researchers detect ... that were attached earlier to the targeted DNA strands. These dye molecules use the energy to light up. These signals, also called ...
  • 3-D system based on optical fiber could provide new options for photovoltaics

    ... , the light has the opportunity to interact with the nanostructures that are coated with the dye molecules," Wang explained. "You have multiple ... . These interactions increase the likelihood that the light will interact with the dye molecules, and that increases the efficiency." Wang and his ...
  • Innovation puts next-generation solar cells on the horizon

    ... for creating an inverse system that would allow dye molecules to efficiently pass on positive charges to a semiconductor when illuminated with light," Dr Bach said. "Inverse ...
  • Tracking new cancer-killing particles with MRI

    ... in on cancer cells, tags them with a fluorescent dye and kills them with heat. The all-in-one particle is one of the first ... , Halas' graduate student, Rizia Bardhan, found that dye molecules emitted 40-50 times more light if a tiny gap was left between them and the surface ...
  • Digging deep into diamonds, applied physicists advance quantum science and technology

    ... other state-of-the-art systems—such as those based on fluorescent dye molecules, quantum dots, and carbon nanotubes—as the device can be readily replicated and integrated with a variety of nano ...
  • Inaugural issue of OSA's Energy Express focuses on gaining energy with solar concentrators

    ... sheets coated by a thin film of dye molecules. The dye absorbs specific colors of sunlight ... a significant new improvement they achieved by suspending the dye molecules in a liquid crystal and controlling their orientation ...

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