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Air Force Tech Report: Chem Light Replacement

Defense Media Activity - Air Force

Jan. 1, 2019 | 2:25

Chemical illumination has been a useful tool for military operations for years in the form of chem lights or glow sticks. However, glow sticks could be a hindrance to carry around. The Air Force Research Lab has exponentially lightened the load to allow chemical illumination in the form of a crayon, making light accessible, transferable, and useful over and over again.

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Glowing Crayons at AFRL - Wright-Patterson AFB
https://www.wpafb.af.mil/News/Video/videoid/592286/
Dr. Larry Brott, a Materials Engineer within the Air Force Research Lab at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is ...

AFRL partners with entrepreneurs to light the way for the warfighter
https://www.wpafb.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1455353/afrl-partners-with-entrepreneurs-to-light-the-way-for-the-warfighter/
But these handy devices are also useful in the battlefield, and AFRL researchers ... These materials can be used in glow stick “crayons” to write ...