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Luminescence

Luminescence

Description:: A general term which describes any process in which energy is emitted from a material at a different wavelength from that at which it is absorbed.
Keywords:: fluorescence, luminescence, phosphorescence, triboluminescence,

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Wintergreen candy and other triboluminescent materials

Wintergreen candy and other triboluminescent materials

Description:: This web page summarises the investigations of Prof Linda Sweeting into a variety of tribiluminescent materials including sugary sweets, envelopes and sticky tape. It also contains a good explanation of the mechanism of triboluminescence and why some things glow in the dark.
Keywords:: dark, envelope, friction, glow, sweets, triboluminescence,

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Triboluminescence

Triboluminescence

Description:: Short description of why sweets glow in the dark when they're crushed. Explains triboluminescence in terms of excited gases.
Keywords:: dark, envelope, excite, friction, gas, glow, sweets, triboluminescence,

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Why do wintergreen candies spark in the dark?

Why do wintergreen candies spark in the dark?

Description:: Short and accessible explanation of triboluminescence using crunching sugary sweets as an example.
Keywords:: dark, envelope, friction, glow, sugar, sweets, triboluminescence,

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