A simple spray converts lead contamination into glowing green perovskites, visible under ultraviolet light.

Read the paper: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c06058 (Corresponding author: Willem L. Noorduin, Ph.D.)

Read more in C&EN: https://cen.acs.org/environment/Spray...

Video credits:
Written and produced by Kerri Jansen
Edited by Janali Thompson
Narrated by Allison Tau
Executive produced by Matthew Radcliff

Research videos from Lukas Helmbrecht, Ph.D., Arno van der Weijden and Willem L. Noorduin, Ph.D.
Perovskite image by 20/20 Software / Science Source

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