Glow sticks are having a glow-up. Researchers have discovered that brightly colored party favors are perfect not just for illuminating dance floors but also for identifying biothreats. Professors at ...

Richard Willson, Huffington-Woestemeyer Professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Houston, is adapting technology of glow sticks to excite fluorescent particles to ...

Disposal: At the conclusion of all observations, the light sticks can be disposed of in the regular household trash. Pour excess water down the drain. Chemical light sticks (also called glow sticks) ...

Populations of frogs, salamanders and other amphibians are declining around the world—even in protected areas, like U.S. national parks. Ecologists needed a simple method to track the animals’ numbers ...