Program

29/09/2023

How Do Fireflies Glow?

There are five species of fireflies – little beetles emitting a strong, cold light – in Slovenia. The light is produced by converting chemical energy to light energy. This phenomenon is called bioluminescence in living organisms and chemiluminescence in laboratories. It will be presented by researchers from the Faculty of Pharmacy.

14:00-22:00

Faculty of Pharmacy, Aškerčeva 7, Ljubljana

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How do we produce cold light in a lab? Together with the visitors, the researchers will conduct and explain the course of a chemical reaction generating cold light.

The demonstration will aim to provide an idea of the importance of (bio)chemical reactions taking place in living organisms, which can be used to good effect in many fields of research.

Coordinators: Stane Pajk, PhD, and Janez Mravljak, PhD, Faculty of Pharmacy