Lucite Cube // Hydrogen

Anyone who's taken high school chemistry knows that it all starts with Hydrogen. It is the simplest and most abundant atom in the universe. It powers the sun and combined with oxygen gives us water making it essential for all life. However, there is a much less known 'flavor' of hydrogen. Whereas normal hydrogen consists of a single proton, tritium (as the name alludes) is a proton-neutron-neutron trio.

Tritium is a very low level source of radioactivity that poses virtually no threat to human life. It is most often used to make luminous paint, such as on dials. Unfortunately, it is an expensive material to make which limits its commercial use to applications where only small amounts are necessary.

This cube captures a small vial filled with tritium gas and is lined with the brightest phosphor available. Appearing unremarkable during the daytime, as soon as the lights are turned out, the vial comes to life with an eerie blue glow guaranteed to captivate. Unlike glow in the dar toys, this blue light will not dim and should stay bright enough to be easily seen for a least a decade to come.