Solar cycling jacket glows in the dark

At £270, the Solar-Charged Jacket by Vollebak is expensive, but it is undeniably clever; its fabric glows in the dark.

With just two hours’ charge from sunshine or any other light source, it can still be glowing up to 12 hours later. And even on cloudy days, daylight is bright enough to charge it up. At 230g the jacket is lightweight and packs down small.

According to Vollebak: "An ultra-thin layer housed inside a translucent mesh that keeps rain out and lets sweat escape. Engineered with a phosphorescent compound it rapidly stores any light it comes into contact with and re-emits it slowly over time. When fully charged at night it glows in the green spectrum at around 530 nanometers before fading to silvery green then white."

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