The final material is called Litrosphere, which is not affected by heat or cold, can emit any color except white. The Litrosphere can be used in the form of paint injection-molded plastics. It costs you as little as 35 cents for getting it to cover a standard sheet of paper. MPK specializes in glow-in-the-dark paint and other glow products, although the new material does not need to be exposed to light in order to work. The company predicts that the technology could be used for light safety tape, lighted life rafts/flotation equipment, toys, sports/camping equipment, and bikes, making it the coolest in the dark lonely nights.

"This has potential to save billions in energy costs world-wide. Litroenergy surpasses all known available lighting options for cost/durability/reliability and safety," - said Steve Stark, MPK engineer.

Litroenergy has recently been added to the New Energy Congress' (NEC) list of Top 100 Technologies (rank pending). However, its use will likely be limited to applications that don’t require a great deal of light.

There are also rumors that MPK may use similar technology as a power source in the future.

"It’s not something the company is ready to talk publicly about yet, but they do have battery technology that would be of the same ilk: betavoltaic technology allowing continuous power for years in all battery applications, including automobiles. They think they will be able to win the DoD (Department of Defense) contest for the $1 million prize for backpack battery tech." - said NEC member Sterling D. Allan."

Will this replace traditional lighting anytime soon? Probably no, as an expert in the matter claims that the intensity is not strong enough to match the light output or replace electric light bulbs. Add that to the fact that there is absolutely no way to turn this thing off, and you've got yourself quite a conundrum.