Chicago Tribune

Glow in the dark adds a unique twist to an old tradition at South Elgin’s annual egg hunt

Two-year-old Dean Sremaniak was getting antsy, looking out over the South Elgin field filled with glow-in-the-dark plastic eggs. He was ready to run out and grab his share. “Mama, there’s eggs. We ...
Popular Science

Glow-in-the-dark succulents are here

Succulents glow in shades of red, green, blue, and more after being infused with afterglow phosphor particles that absorb and slowly release light. CREDIT: Liu et al., Matter 2025 Get the Popular ...
NPR

Science has developed petunias that glow in the dark

Petunias that glow in the dark are a thing now. The genetically modified flowers actually generate their own light, and are now legal to sell. Want to light up your life? What about a glow in the dark ...
Chicago Tribune

Elgin News Digest: Elgin’s first recreational pot store gets council OK; South Elgin to hold egg hunts, Easter bunny event; wildflowers the focus of three Kane County forest ...

South Elgin will be hopping next month when the village hosts a “pooched” egg hunt for dogs on Saturday, March 23; a glow-in-the-dark egg hunt for children on Thursday, March 28; and breakfast with ...

Scientists have created rechargeable, multicolored, glow-in-the-dark succulent plants

To make the plants glow, Liu and her fellow researchers injected the leaves of the succulent Echeveria “Mebina” with strontium aluminate, a material often used in glow-in-the-dark toys that absorbs ...