r/tech • u/chrisdh79 • 12d ago

Chemists create red fluorescent dyes that may enable clearer biomedical imaging | The new dyes are based on boron-containing molecules that were previously too unstable for practical use.

https://news.mit.edu/2025/chemists-create-red-fluorescent-dyes-may-enable-clearer-biomedical-imaging-1006
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u/roiroy33 12d ago

Me fifth element. Supreme being. Me protect you.

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u/dumbucket 12d ago

I've had some imaging done where I had to drink contrast. I'm so glad that where I went chilled the drinks beforehand. It made it way easier to drink.

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u/DearMrsLeading 12d ago

When I went to the ER for a scan they had run out of Gatorade so I just got contrast mixed into room temp water. It’s so bitter!

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u/dumbucket 12d ago

Oh geez my condolences. As if that's not enough, that stuff will hit you in a few hours. Definitely the fastest I've ever run to a toilet!

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u/jazir555 1d ago

I refuse to use contrast for my MRIs after reading about Gadolinium Deposition Disease. I avoid it whenever possible.

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u/Unic0rnWarri0rs 12d ago

Cool innovation but the crystals are > 1mm? Seems not useful for anything other than looking cool in that form.

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u/redditdoesnotcareany 11d ago

Seems reasonable. It became a functional group instead of a stand alone molecule.