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Study claims we emit visible light that vanishes when we die

Human bodies are not quite as dark as they look. A growing body of research suggests that living tissue constantly releases ...
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Visible light writes hidden fluorescent patterns for anti-counterfeiting

A new type of polymer material that can be patterned using gentle visible light, creating stable hidden images visible only ...
Purdue University

Measuring Visible Light

How can we measure visible light? The electromagnetic spectrum includes all forms of light energy, known as electromagnetic radiation. (1) Different types of electromagnetic radiation such as radio ...
Science Daily

A landmark solid material that 'upconverts' visible light photons to UV light photons changes how we utilize sunlight

Ultraviolet (UV) light has higher energy photons than visible light and, thus, has more applications. Researchers have now developed a brilliant innovation -- a solid-state material that can stably ...
The Conversation

Where does black fall on the color spectrum? A color scientist explains

Michael Murdoch is a member and former board member of the Inter-Society Color Council, part of the Color Literacy Project. People love the rainbow of ROYGBIV colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, ...
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We Emit a Visible Light That Vanishes When We Die, Surprising Study Says

An extraordinary experiment on mice and leaves from two different plant species has uncovered direct physical evidence of an ...