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Old 02-06-2019, 11:59 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I would be curious to see panels that turned ultraviolet and infrared light into the visible spectrum without solar panels. That could brighten up normally dark rooms.
Phosphors turn UV into visible light. All fluorescent lights emit UV, and convert that light into visible with the white phosphor coating the glass. Many white LEDs use a phosphor to convert the blue light into white.
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