- f iction ▁books <0x0A> </s> ▁Super - L umi N ova ▁is ▁a ▁brand ▁name ▁under ▁which ▁str ont ium ▁al uminate – based ▁non - radio active ▁and ▁non to xic ▁phot ol um ines cent ▁or ▁after g low ▁p ig ments ▁for ▁ill umin ating ▁mark ings ▁on ▁watch ▁d ial s , ▁hands ▁and ▁bez els , ▁etc . ▁in ▁the ▁dark ▁are ▁market ed . ▁This ▁technology ▁offers ▁up ▁to ▁ten ▁times ▁higher ▁bright ness ▁than ▁previous ▁z inc ▁sul f ide – based ▁materials . ▁ ▁Super - L umi N ova ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁L umi N ova ▁p ig ments , ▁invent ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁by ▁Nem oto ▁& ▁Co ., ▁Ltd . ▁of ▁Japan ▁as ▁a ▁safe ▁replacement ▁for ▁rad ium - based ▁l umin ous ▁pain ts . ▁ ▁Nem oto ▁& ▁Co . ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁as ▁a ▁l umin ous ▁paint ▁processing ▁company ▁and ▁has ▁supplied ▁paint ▁to ▁the ▁watch ▁and ▁clock ▁industry ▁for ▁over ▁ 7 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁Besides ▁being ▁used ▁in ▁time pie ces , ▁Super - L umi N ova ▁is ▁also ▁market ed ▁for ▁application ▁on : ▁▁ ▁Inst ru ments : ▁scales , ▁d ial s , ▁mark ings , ▁indic ators ▁etc . ▁ ▁S cal es : ▁eng rav ings , ▁sil ks creen - print ing ▁ ▁A viation ▁instruments ▁and ▁mark ings ▁ ▁Jew el ry ▁ ▁Saf ety