How do glow in the dark materials work?

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Duration: 04:39

Illuminating science! Dr Yan turns out the lights and excites some electrons to answer a question from Reece in Burnley: How do glow in the dark materials work?

Available since Mon 25 Apr 2011

Credits

Presenter
Dr Yan Wong
Director
Suzy Boyles
Post-Production editor
Dominic Staveacre
Series Editor
Dermot Caulfield

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Bang Goes the Theory

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