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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...

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flow in18 天前

@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

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Nero3D the Canuck Creator18 天前

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

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John Hickelmeyer18 天前

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

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Arcturus 🌥️18 天前

@AngryTurtleGems The raver in me is going crazy rn

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Zazzy Xandrax18 天前

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

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Radish 🫜18 天前

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

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Charles Preston Gourd18 天前

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

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The Godfather17 天前

@AngryTurtleGems I WANT ONE SO BAD!

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K.A.18 天前

@AngryTurtleGems Hmmm I've seen them before somewhere 🤔

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Erik Fair17 天前

@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 …

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Oren T18 天前

@AngryTurtleGems Czochralski FTW!

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Evo18 天前

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

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Andrew Sanderson17 天前

@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

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HELLO3D FILAMENT16 天前

@AngryTurtleGems 哦哦,还有其他颜色吗?

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J M18 天前

how long does a single crystal take to grow?

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Hacking Nirvana18 天前

@AngryTurtleGems I have been looking for this for so long

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Leah Meah17 天前

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

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RDC17 天前

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

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NXTX18 天前

@AngryTurtleGems Cosmetic dentists would be all over that

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T_Khanh2026.eth 🐬TermMax17 天前

@AngryTurtleGems 13 years is wild

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