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Triboluminescence

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Triboluminescence is a phenomenon in which light is generated when a material is mechanically pulled apart, ripped, scratched, crushed, or rubbed (see tribology). The phenomenon is not fully understood but appears in most cases to be caused by the separation and reunification of static electric charges, see also triboelectric effect. The term comes from the Greek τρίβειν ("to rub"; see tribology) and the Latin lumen (light). Triboluminescence can be observed when breaking sugar crystals and peeling adhesive tapes.

Triboluminescence - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mechanical generation of light Triboluminescence of nicotine L -salicylate Triboluminescence is a phenomenon in which light is generated when a material is mechanically pulled apart, ripped, scratched, crushed, or rubbed (see tribology ). The phenomenon is not fully understood but appears in most cases to be caused by the separation and reunification of static electric charges , see also triboelectric effect . The term comes from the Greek τρίβειν ("to rub"; see tribology ) and the Latin lumen (light). Tribolum

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