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PhotosynQ

Interrogating Plant Status in the Key of F

The story of how scientists learned to eavesdrop on chlorophyll’s secret signal and read a leaf’s state of mind.

MultispeQ · PAM Fluorometry · Photochemistry · PhotosynQ

4175 words

20 minutes

Quantum Yield and Other Benign Amusements

A pocket-sized PAM fluorometer, a sweaty Kinston cornfield, and a Pakistani visiting scholar add up to a surprising verdict on whether open-source electronics can catch what drought stress does to a corn leaf before the human eye ever notices.

MultispeQ · PAM Fluorometry · Photochemistry · PhotosynQ · Quantum Yield

4873 words

23 minutes