India, Aug. 28 -- Imagine a plant that can light up your room. Scientists from South China Agriculture University have developed a method by injecting a special synthetic material to make an ordinary succulent for a few hours. The study was published in the journal Matter.

According to The New York Times, the team injected the plants with afterglow phosphor particles. This compound is capable of making objects glow in the dark, just like the 'glow in the dark stars' which we all have seen in our bedrooms during childhood. This Material absorbs the light from its environment and, via phosphorescence, it releases the light slowly and steadily. This is how the plant grows in the dark.

"This is a proof of concept that a common plant can sto...