Full Colour Glow-In-The-Dark Fabrics


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On: Mar 18, 07
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The 80’s are back with a vengeance and surely neon fashion can’t be far behind. And just in time, scientists have developed full-colour glow-in-the-dark fabrics, sure to be all the rage in the fashion world!

Scientists have developed glow-in-the-dark materials that shine in colors!Phosphorescent materials absorb energy when exposed to light and emit that energy as light again over long time periods. Good blue and green phosphorescent compounds have been around for some time but until now red ones lasted minutes instead of hours. Saito and colleagues Naoki Adachi and Hiroyasu Kondo got around this by adding red dye to green and blue phosphors. (neatorama)

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Comments:

more fabrics for space people. :) nice.

By: Miss Jena Nesbitt on Mar 19, 07 | 9 Trends | 74 Comments

I still cringe at the thought of neon yellow and day-glo green... surely this part of the 80's can stay in the past!

By: Trend Guru on Mar 19, 07 | 0 Trends | 20 Comments

I am very bappy about this for very many reasons!

By: coey on Mar 21, 07 | 0 Trends | 1 Comments

This could be amazing, if people can be trusted to execute it right ;)

By: Kyle on Apr 2, 07 | 2 Trends | 3 Comments

This is great...I'd love to use it!

By: drea on Apr 13, 07 | 0 Trends | 20 Comments

Fantastic... Will it work on spandex?

By: chicagreg on May 22, 07 | 0 Trends | 8 Comments

. . . what about glow in the dark plastic lace up icebergs???

By: enkha on Aug 5, 07 | 0 Trends | 21 Comments

For Search & Rescue, vests, Security, Police, Fire depts, Rangers, Night hiking, camping, boating ( when anchor or moor to beach remote). For PM Use.

By: rocketranger on Oct 28, 07 | 0 Trends | 2124 Comments

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