Not in the way that an incandescent bulb does. A fluorescent lamp uses electricity to excite the particles of mercury vapor in the tube. This excited gas causes a phosphor to glow.
Who doesn't love black light posters? They were popular in the 1970's though they can still be found today. They glow because of the ink used to print them. When the posters are exposed to ultraviolet light that comes from the black lights, it produces a fluorescent glow.
Fluorescent lights glow because of an electric discharge in a glass tube that causes mercury atoms to emit ultraviolet light. The inside of the tube is coated with phosphor, which absorbs the ultraviolet light and then re-emits visible light.
When you snap a glow stick to make it glow, it will glow.
Well.. the difference is that fluorescent light isn't natural and natural light isn't fluorescent . its not rocket science (:
Yes of course, that is why they are fluorescent.
mouse urine has a fluorescent glow....
Einsteinium produces a visible glow.
Almost anything fluorescent or neon will glow.
The minerals glow.
yes you can!
Ultraviolet Radiation.
yes it is and it comes in a variety of colors
A mineral is described as a fluorescent when light from ultraviolet lamps reacts with the chemicals of a mineral and causes the mineral to glow; this is called fluorescence.
Yes, they have a tenancy to emit a soft colored glow when subjected to ultraviolet light. Famously, the Hope Diamond will glow red-orange for about five minutes.
They are "Brachydanio rerio" aka Zebra Danios that have had a jellyfish gene added scientifically to make them glow.
Do you mean, "Why does coral glow in ultraviolet light?", "Why does some coral glow in the dark?", or something else. Please be more specific.