What was used in vintage glass to make glass glow various colors, such as yellow, green and orange?
What is used today in modern glass that makes it glow, glow-in-the dark or glow under a black light?
2006-12-09 08:38:17 · 4 answers · asked by Buttons 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
I am not aware of any "modern" glass that glows in the dark.
However, for the 'vintage' glass that you are referring to is known as "vaseline" glass or "uranium" glass.
Uranium oxide gives this glass its particular color and its fluorescence.
2006-12-09 08:45:36 · answer #1 · answered by shotgun_mosquito 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The vintage glass you are referring to is "vaseline glass" that was made with uranium.
I don't know what is used to make modern glow in the dark glass
2006-12-09 17:51:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. The glow is caused by dyes in the glass. They can glow by changing the frequency of light by absorbing and re-emitting at a lower frequency. U/V is different because the light in not normally very visible, but the principle is the same.
2006-12-09 16:41:34 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Fluoresecent Dyes absorbe UV light and emit other colors.
2006-12-09 17:11:18 · answer #4 · answered by MadScientist 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋