Recent advances and prospects of persistent luminescent materials as inner secondary self-luminous light source for photocatalytic applications

Recent advances in energy transfer in bulk and nanoscale luminescent materials: from spectroscopy to applications.

Transfer of energy occurs endlessly in our universe by means of radiation. Compared to energy transfer (ET) in free space, in solid state materials the transfer of energy occurs in a rather confined manner, which is usually mediated by real or virtual particles, including not only photons, but also electrons, phonons, and excitons. In the present review, we discuss the recent advances in optica...

Recent Advances and Future Prospects

Gold nanoparticles are the subject of intense studies due to the exceptional photo-optical properties combined with the biocompatibility and has proved to be a powerful tool in various nanomedicinal applications. This book chapter discusses the recent advances and current challenges facing the biomedical applications of gold nanoparticles of various sizes and shapes. This chapter summarizes the...

Nanoscale Luminescent Materials for Blue Light Excitation

Fusion as a Future Power Source: Recent Achievements and Prospects

Recent advances in high energy plasma physics show that nuclear fusion the energy source of the sun and the stars [1] may provide the corner-stone of a future sustainable energy system. Such power plants would be safe and environmentally friendly. In particular, one of the main problems of fission reactors, namely that of a possible uncontrollable nuclear reaction is banished; also the problem ...

Recent advances and future prospects in choroideremia

Choroideremia is a complex and rare disease that is frequently misdiagnosed due to its similar appearance to classic retinitis pigmentosa. Recent advances in genetic testing have identified specific genetic mutations in many retinal dystrophies, and the identification of the mutation of the CHM gene on the X chromosome 25 years ago has paved the way for gene replacement therapy with the first h...