Succulents glow in shades of red, green, blue, and more after being infused with afterglow phosphor particles that absorb and slowly release light. CREDIT: Liu et al., Matter 2025 Get the Popular ...

For a manicure that’s the perfect mix of subtle and shocking, get yourself a set of glow-in-the-dark nails. This fun polish gives you a gorgeous, glossy hue by day — and a totally mind-bending neon by ...

As war darkens or dims U.S. cities, their onetime incandescence will be replaced more & more by the ghostly luminescence of pigments which give off light in the dark. Today luminescent pigments are ...

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