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Molecular material designed to convert visible sunlight into ultraviolet light

Scientists turn ordinary sunlight into ultraviolet light with a new solid material

Researchers at Kyushu University have developed a solid molecular material that converts visible sunlight into ultraviolet light under natural outdoor conditions. Reported in Nature Communications, the material reached a visible-to-UV conversion efficiency of 1.9%, showing that ordinary sunshine can be transformed into higher-energy light with a carefully designed solid. The result points to a practical…