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Back in the 90s we discovered strontium aluminate - the most powerful glow-in-the-dark substance there is, as far as we know. It is easy to make as a powder, but almost impossible to grow as a crystal, and a friend of Gems of Science(Turtle's Hoard (Gems of Science)) spent... show more
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@AngryTurtleGems i have strontium aluminate tattoos. i got ptfe coated crystal grains from a company that no longer exists, and put them into my dermis using a fairly bloody process. They are still there, and still glow nicely, nearly 20 years later

@AngryTurtleGems fun fact, @Prusa3D makes some @prusament glow in the dark PETG with it, its crazy how much it glows, its also unbelievably abrasive

@AngryTurtleGems Hello, entire watch industry..... *gestures vaguely*

@AngryTurtleGems The raver in me is going crazy rn

@AngryTurtleGems What if you suspended particles in a transparent substance like epoxy?

@AngryTurtleGems Imagine using a small crystal of this for lume in a watch

@AngryTurtleGems The most powerful glow in the dark substance is strontium "aluminate?"

@AngryTurtleGems I WANT ONE SO BAD!

@AngryTurtleGems Hmmm I've seen them before somewhere 🤔
@AngryTurtleGems Modern traditional wristwatches use "lume" for watch hands & hour marks to make time visible at night. "SuperLumiNova" is made in part from strontium aluminate …

@AngryTurtleGems Czochralski FTW!

@AngryTurtleGems Very cool, direct solar batteries open up, for lighting and energy generation after dark.

@AngryTurtleGems Odd q have they tried "growing" the crystal structure as a single layer instead of a full crystal to create a sheet of material

@AngryTurtleGems 哦哦,还有其他颜色吗?

how long does a single crystal take to grow?

@AngryTurtleGems I have been looking for this for so long

@AngryTurtleGems But strontium gives off a red color as seen in fireworks. So how is this green?

@AngryTurtleGems This is such a cool find!!! Strontium aluminate for the win! 😄

@AngryTurtleGems Cosmetic dentists would be all over that

@AngryTurtleGems 13 years is wild

