Researchers from Penn State have developed a luminescent sensor that can detect a rare-earth element called terbium. The scientists managed to create this equipment by binding protein to the element.

Bengaluru: A research team at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has developed a simple, light-based method to detect liver cancer by targeting human enzymes with the help of the rare earth metal ...

Luminescent paper discs under UV lamp: (1) without enzyme; (2), (3) and (4) with β-glucuronidase enzyme. In the presence of the enzyme, the discs show strong green luminescence. Researchers at the ...

Within a dense system some terbium ions form pair states. Because of their unique properties, these pairs are blind to the single terbium ions nearby that would cause them to lose their quantum ...