December 23, 2024

From Lifesaver Sparks to Life-saving Tech: The Science of Triboluminescence

In case you wanted to learn a little more about triboluminescence, the subject of last week's post...

Though after watching this video I'm confused as to how this is different from piezoelectricity - my understanding of which seems to match the explanation given here of the asymmetrical crystals becoming differentially charged as the crystal is disturbed or broken.

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