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new self-luminous particles developed:


http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/heading-to-a-club-near-you/new-material-provides-constant--light-for-12-years-without-a-power-source-332669.php

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[jeff-o]

Now that is pretty freakin' awesome. The power of a 20W incandescent bulb in almost any colour without the need for a battery!

[Johannes]

cool! good find.

[BearSquirrel]

Methinks these will have to sustain some regulatory scrutiny. The units for how "tough" the material is was pretty nebulous. I can see a hammer blow busting these little microshperes and rendering the stuff genuinely radioactive.

[jit5]

Constant light for 100 Years

http://www.centennialbulb.org/

[jeff-o]

Methinks these will have to sustain some regulatory scrutiny. The units for how "tough" the material is was pretty nebulous. I can see a hammer blow busting these little microshperes and rendering the stuff genuinely radioactive.

That type of radiation is blocked by human skin. But yeah, I have to wonder how they're going to counter the fears of radio-phobes and media sensationalists.