Luminescence Question

[spartan611]

Hi guys whatsup. First off I would like to say, that I really dont have a chemistry or physics background. I am a freshman in college with most likely a business major. That said, I have a question about Luminescence. I was thinking about something and was wondering is there a form of Luminescence (I know there are a lot of forms i.e. Bioluminescence, Chemoluminescence, Electroluminescence, Photoluminescence, etc.) that can be applied to paints? I was wondering this because if so, it may be useful in todays world for a variet of situations. Please let me know if this is possible, as I am very curious. Thanks guys!

 

EDIT: FORGOT THE DETAILS! Details "I apologize. I did not give details to my question. I know there is glow in the dark paint and stuff. I was wondering, could you possibly make a paint that has a luminescent property that you can use for street lanes and stuff. Like it just has a natural glow from visible light or whatever. The reason I ask is: I was driving today and it was raining very hard (Los Angeles) and it is hard to see the street lanes sometimes when it is foggy, dark, misty, and/or pouring rain. Is there a way to make street lanes glow naturally (doesnt have to be extremely bright) when it is dark or hard to see? Is there something like that that can be made or mixed or whatever?" Also in Post #3.

[iNow]

You might look here:

 

 

http://unitednuclear.com/glow.htm

 

http://www.dayglo.com/products_nightglo.asp

 

http://glowinc.com/SearchResult.aspx?CategoryID=3

 

http://www.hobbyglow.com/

[swansont]

You need an energy source if it's going to glow continually. Luminescence comes from an electron dropping down to a lower energy level in a molecule, and you need a way to get it up there in the first place. One way to do that is with a radioactive source, but that's probably not a viable solution for the situation you describe. What you'd want is something that luminesces because of headlights shining on it. Such materials exist, but the question becomes will they stand up to the weather and other abuse, and is it cost-effective?

[iNow]

On the street where my house is, they paint the house numbers on the curb. When they do, they put this "glitter" like material over the paint. It almost looks like finely crushed glass or sparkley sand, but it has the same effect. They paint, then sprinkle this stuff over it, and voila... it reflects even minimal light quite well.