Glow Sticks on Steroids!

December 11th, 2007 Alex

Glow sticks are very cool because they are colorful, bright, and can actually be useful sometimes and not just fun for raves. Unfortunately, the glow does not last very long and they are toxic and not very good for the environment. What if there was a new kind of glow stick that could glow for years, now that would be cool! MPK Co, a glow-in-the-dark paint company has invented new micro particles called Litrospheres that will emit light for 12 years. Litroenergy is a betavoltaic technology that is inexpensive and non toxic. The Litroenergy can be injection molded, or added to paint and can emit any color. I can think of plenty of ideas that this could be useful for and I am sure there are plenty of products that can use this technology as well. It can be great tool for safety at night and could possibly save some electricty to provide lighting. It would probably look really cool in nightclubs and bars as well!

You can read more Litroenergy here.

via TreeHugger 

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