Edexcel GCSE Design and Technology · 1DT0
Specification 4.3.1, 5.3.1 · Paper 1
Revise: Aesthetic FactorsPhosphorescent pigments allow a product to glow in the dark after absorbing light. Thermochromic pigments change colour with temperature. These are different effects: the choice depends on whether the user needs visibility in darkness or a visible response to temperature.
- Revise: Aesthetic Factors in Enclosures
A pigment that absorbs light energy and continues to glow for a time after the light source is removed.