Solid-State Lasers Formed from Bioluminescent Fluorescent Proteins (IMAGE)

Massachusetts General Hospital

Solid-State Lasers Formed from Bioluminescent Fluorescent Proteins

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Molecules of green and red fluorescent proteins, which self-assemble into ring-shaped structures under the right conditions, can be stimulated to emit laser light.

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Massachusetts General Hospital/University of St. Andrews

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