OLUWALANA OLUWAPELUMI

INVESTIGATING THE OPTICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF PHOSPHORESCENT SILICONE RUBBER AS A COMPLEMENTARY SOURCE OF LIGHTING

The household lighting cost accounts for 10% of the electric bill, changing the light bulbs effectively can reduce the long term energy costs significantly. In Nigeria, where less than one percent of the population has access to 24 hours of interrupted power supply there is a need for a complementary, renewable source of light which provides enough illumination at a reasonable price, with assured safety using it and also using for a long duration of time before the need to replace it. Recentl...