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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A pantsuit adorned with phosphorescent paillettes appears white in normal, visible light but glows green in the dark.

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Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Fashion Arts Society Acquisition Fund, 2013.310A-D.2.

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