Phosphors

The stumps of two or three matches found in the colonel's apartment and others in Miss Porter's showed that the thief had not feared to make sufficient light for his purpose, and from the floor of Marion's room, close to the bureau, just where it had been dropped when the prowler was alarmed, Miss Porter picked up one of the old-fashioned "phosphors" that ignite noiselessly and burn with but a tiny flame. ❋ Charles King (1888)

* edit: after some reading, it seems Panasonic has increased the speed of their 'phosphors' on the NeoPDP line ... might be worth a look. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Panasonic says the sets have faster switching phosphors and improved panels for better 3D performance with crisper images and less crosstalk, greater greater overall brightness, and better black-level performance in both dark and bright environments. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Rare-earth metals are a group of 17 minerals, widely used in high-technology products such as hybrid cars, tablet computers, high-performance magnets and light-emitting-diode phosphors. ❋ Unknown (2011)

All the new 3D plasma sets have NeoPlasma panels with faster-switching phosphors for even better motion performance and less ghosting, plus a light-emitting process that purportedly improves contrast. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Rare-earth phosphors such as europium and yttrium are in demand to tweak the color of compact fluorescent light bulbs and LED displays. ❋ David Fickling (2011)

They are made of chalk on blackboards, with pencils on paper, with phosphors on screens. ❋ M_francis (2009)

LCD TVs with conventional fluorescent lamps, for example, have small amounts of mercury, and the phosphors of older direct-view TVs are coated with cadmium. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Other sets either use phosphors that continue to glow briefly after each frame, or use continuous illumination (a bulb). ❋ Unknown (2008)

Phosphors, sweet phosphors entries calendar friends profile ❋ Shunn (2010)

The moment it becomes a distraction, I need to take myself back inside or off to the library, anywhere that will re-direct my focus to what is really important — getting that story down on paper or phosphors. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Adding the dye does not change the efficiency of the phosphors noticeably, the researchers claim. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Mixing the red dye in different proportions with green or blue phosphors makes it possible to produce the full range of visible colours. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Saito and colleagues Naoki Adachi and Hiroyasu Kondo got around this by adding red dye to green and blue phosphors. ❋ Unknown (2007)

"Conventional blue or green phosphors create an eerily uncomfortable illumination environment in which people feel anxiety," Saito explains. ❋ Unknown (2007)

A big improvement, as are the new combinations phosphors that they are using to “temper” the C.I. (to look more pleasant - like an incandescent bulb.) ❋ Unknown (2007)

This means the same amount of light but less glass, less phosphors, and yes, less mercury. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I heard the glass tubes buzzing behind their plastic covers and felt the phosphors pelting my skin. ❋ Brian DeLeeuw (2009)

The white and blue phosphors of the big tent had been turned off. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The following examples are extremely [phosphorous]: *points to poetry line about death* "Yes, I think that the author has written this poem about the sadness of death." *reads a [passage] from the Bible* "The message that I [take away] from this verse is that Jesus Christ is wonderful." ❋ Wwwwwwaldo (2009)

[Aurelius]: [phosphorous] is the best Someone: isn't he [homophobic] Aurelius: yeah <3 ❋ Meriessa (2022)

Teachers pet- can u [give us] homework Everyone-Have you [sawn] a [phosphorous] ❋ Popo Water Bottle (2023)