These Glow-in-the-Dark Succulents Could Replace Your Night Light

These Glow-in-the-Dark Succulents Could Replace Your Night Light

Scientists have found a way to turn ordinary succulents into living night lights by infusing them with special glowing compounds. After just a few minutes of sunlight or LED exposure, these plants can shine for hours in shades of green, red, or blue — bright enough to illuminate nearby objects or even read by. Nature’s [...]

It’s a night light. It’s a plant. It’s a glowing succulent

In a proof of concept, researchers demonstrated that they could bioengineer a couple of hours of light into a common plant.

Glow-in-the-dark plants: Scientists take key step toward living lamps

A team of researchers has successfully coaxed common plants into emitting multi-coloured light after exposure to sunlight. The discovery opens the door to sustainable lighting systems, although questions remain about their long-term impact.The succulents glowed in different colors after being coated with phosphorus particles, which absorb and slowly release light. Credit: Liu et al., Matter.Scientists at South China Agricultural University (SCAU…