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Shiny glass beads from the Moon are bringing scientists one step closer to understanding how future astronauts might survive the seemingly barren lunar terrain, and how the Solar System evolves today.

Photonic beads enable label-free multiplex detection of biomolecules. Suspensions of micro- and nanoparticles are widely used in bioassays for detection of optically labeled molecules. Researchers ...