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 Posted: Sat Apr 4th, 2009 10:38 am
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 Newer lume materials are based on chemical compounds that absorb light and then slowly release it.  Other lumes were based on radium(before ~1970)  and then later  tritium both radioactive elements. Tritium still in use that what the T in T-Swiss-T markings means.