what about Self_Luminous ~RADIUM~ if we use it for Lighting?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium
Really not feasible. "in 1918 13.6 g of radium were produced in the United states. As of 1954, the total worldwide supply of purified radium amounted to about 5 pounds (2.3 kg)"
Most of what you see in that picture is not radium but rather is tritium. A large quantity of tritium can be fairly bright and is even used in permanent non-electric 'Exit' signs in some places. Some specialized flashlights are even made just from tritium and I'm not talking just those small tritium inserts. As far as radium you can find it on very old clock dials and a few places like that but if you had enough for any useful light you would be bombarding yourself with way more radiation then you would want to be exposed to.
What is amazing in this is that there is already a fully functional product that was made 10 years ago. Progress on new products was moving fast and they even won the NASA award for best product.
Then they sold everyone out for some trinkets and the product was shelved. There was even a product that could be placed on solar panels to generate power 24hrs a day for 12 years. Like I said, SOLD OUT FOR TRINKETS!
Nothing has changed for 10 years. All they post now is some cheap glow paint that you can buy anywhere, that requires light to activate.
http://www.litroenergyproducts.com/
The product used Tritium with a phosphor particle locked inside a glass sphere. The same glass spheres like you can buy for epoxy filler. These spheres could be mixed in clear paint and you could paint the ceiling in your garage and you would not need light for 12 years!
SORRY, we were all sold out because someone needed some trinkets to impress someone. The product is gone!
Yes, I might sound a bit bitter. I watched this product EXPLODE into a very promising existence with huge progress each week as more and more products were made from this product. Then suddenly, everything was frozen and it is still frozen today!