Color-Changing Crystal (IMAGE)

University at Buffalo

Color-Changing Crystal

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Created by chemists at the University at Buffalo and Penn State Hazleton, this sponge-like crystal contains many pores that change shape when exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light. In addition, the normally colorless crystal (left) blushes in the presence of UV light, turning red (right).

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Credit: Ian M. Walton

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