The hidden chemistry behind glow-in-the-dark art (IMAGE)

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The hidden chemistry behind glow-in-the-dark art

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The darkening on the bottom half of these fluorescent tape strips shows that the optical brightener in the tape degraded faster than the pigmentary color when exposed to light. The top half of the strips was shielded from light exposure.

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Sarah Sobeck / The College of Wooster

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