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Fluorescent material responds to changes in temperature.(Materials Science/R & D)
Advanced Materials & Processes, July, 2004
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A fluorescent material that responds rapidly and reversibly to temperature is under development at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, N.M. The material could be the basis for highly sensitive optical thermometers useful in biological monitoring, medical, industrial and security applications.
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The Los Alamos thermometer is accurate to one-tenth of a degree and responds to temperature changes ranging from 77 to 284[degrees]F, giving it a wider temperature range than any existing fluorescent thermometer. The new thermometer is based on a luminescent molecules called ...
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