The process works in a similar fashion to neon lights: When the molecules and atoms get "excited" by electrons, they must return to their original energy (ground state) and do so by releasing the ...

Here’s a fun video by [Ashish Derhgawen], discussing the photoelectric effect of neon lamps with some simple demonstrations. Orange light makes it light! [Ashish] demonstrates the well-known ...

CHICAGO — Neon lights have been around since the early 1900s but as the pink flamingos and red lips went out of vogue decades ago, so did the number of artisans making them.

But why were the neon signs and most other lights turned off for months on the Strip and downtown in the 1970s? The move was triggered by the start of the oil crisis of October 1973, when OPEC ...

In the 1980s, when the city’s economy was thriving, the neon light industry was buzzing as shops wanted eye-catching facades to attract business. Without instant messaging, people back then ...

“Before that, neon signs were daily objects taken for granted, and some even complained about light pollution from them.” Hong Kong artists preserve the city’s history with miniatures The ...