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Chinese scientists create multicolored glow-in-the-dark succulents that recharge in sunlight
Researchers injected "afterglow" phosphor particles into succulents to create the world's first multicolored glow-in-the-dark plants, featuring blue, green, red and blue-violet luminescence.
"Imagine glowing trees replacing streetlights," study lead author Shuting Liu, a researcher at South China Agricultural University, said in a statement. Micron-sized particles worked for succulents but not for other plants tested in the study, including bok choy ( Brassica rapa chinensis) and golden pothos ( Epipremnum aureum). The researchers injected phosphor particles into the leaves of Echeveria"Mebina" and charged the plants in sunlight or indoor LED light for a few minutes, obtaining the same afterglow effect in both experiments.
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