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How to Make Glow in the Dark Slime

All images courtesy of Two Kids and a Coupon In addition to being lots of fun, slime has lots of benefits from kids. From ...
FOX31 Denver

Best glow-in-the-dark stars

Which glow-in-the-dark stars are best? Glow-in-the-dark stars are a magical way to decorate a bedroom, creating shining constellations on ceilings or walls. While they’re great for kids’ bedrooms, ...
New Atlas

Glow-in-the-dark plants could act as passive lighting for public spaces

A decent chunk of energy usage goes towards lighting, so scientists at MIT are developing a new kind of passive lighting – glow-in-the-dark plants. In the latest experiment, the team has made them ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Will Glow-in-the-Dark Materials Someday Light Our Cities?

The Van Gogh bike path in Eindhoven is inspired by the artist’s painting The Starry Night. Similar glow-in-the-dark paths and roads could eventually save energy for lighting while cooling cities. Dan ...
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The ‘radium girls’ painted clock dials to make them glow in the dark. For some, the experience was fatal.

Hundreds of women and girls were exposed to a radioactive chemical at an Illinois factory in the 1920s. Years later, they helped change workplace safety standards. In the early 1900s, radium was all ...