In order to grow big and strong, plants require the red and blue light that are part of the visible "white" light produced by the sun. Scientists have now developed a plant-boosting film, that ...

Plastic sheets coated with an Eu3+ film that converts UV light to red light were able to accelerate growth of vegetal plants and trees. Plastic sheets coated with an Eu 3+ film that converts UV light ...

Researchers from Hokkaido University (Sapporo, Japan) have developed a UV-to-red wavelength converting film, comprised of a specially designed europium complex and demonstrated its benefits to plant ...

Learn how greenhouse growers can use UV-A lighting to regulate potted basil growth and reduce stem elongation without chemical growth regulators.

RENO (AP) -- Encouraged by three years of experimentation, scientists at Lake Tahoe plan to expand the use of ultraviolet light to kill algae and other invasive plants that eat away at the clarity of ...

Plastic sheets coated with an Eu 3+ film that converts UV light to red light were able to accelerate growth of vegetal plants and trees. An interdisciplinary team from Hokkaido University’s ...