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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly recognized as a transformative tool in the field of radiation and nuclear safety. This technology offers significant opportunities to enhance the safety, security, efficiency,...

The word “Laser” is an acronym for “Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation”. Recent advances in laser technology have brought a kind of revolution in dentistry. The purpose of this article is to ...

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation has been considered a deleterious agent that living organisms must avoid. However, many of the acclimation changes elicited by UV induce a wide range of positive effects in plant physiology thr...

Over the past few decades, THz technology has made considerable progress, evidenced by the performance of current THz sources and detectors, as well as the emergence of several THz applications. However, in the realm of ...

Laser processing implies the generation of a material function defined by the shape and the size of the induced structures, being a collective effect of topography, morphology, and structural arrangement. A fundamental d...

The selective broadband absorption of solar radiation plays a crucial role in applying solar energy. However, despite being a decade-old technology, the rapid and precise designs of selective absorbers spanning from the ...

Thermal detectors find a significant niche in the market of modern sensors. Bi2T3 and PbTe semiconductors are effective thermoelectrics and excellent candidates for different applications. In the present work, a technolo...

Terahertz (THz) waves have revealed a great potential for use in various fields and for a wide range of challenging applications. High-performance detectors are, however, vital for exploitation of THz technology. Graphen...

Abstract This paper introduces a novel reconfigurable superstrate using a band-stop frequency selective surface (FSS) based on four arms star geometry. The proposed reconfigurable superstrate is applied to a dipole anten...

Optical nanoantennas can efficiently harvest electromagnetic energy from nanoscale space and boost the local radiation to the far field. The dielectric-metal nanogap is a novel design that can help to overcome the core i...

The continuously increasing interest in flexible and integrated photonics requires new strategies for device manufacturing on arbitrary complex surfaces and with smallest possible size, respectively. Terahertz (THz) tech...

Abstract The acoustic propagation characteristics of axisymmetric waves have been widely used in leak detection of fluid-filled pipes. The related acoustic methods and equipment are gradually coming to the market, but th...

As modern complementary-metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) circuitry rapidly approaches fundamental speed and bandwidth limitations, optical platforms have become promising candidates to circumvent these limits and facilit...

Optically variable features are widely used in product design and anti-counterfeiting. However, current industrial methods rely heavily on chemical inks, which pose environmental concerns and suffer from poor wear and co...

Terahertz quantum cascade laser (QCL) sources based on intra-cavity difference frequency generation are currently the only electrically pumped monolithic semiconductor light sources operating at room temperature in the 1...

Abstract This paper proposes the use of fiber Bragg gratings (FBG) in thermal monitoring of photovoltaic (PV) modules. Results acquired from FBG sensors were compared with two commonly used temperature sensing techniques...

Achieving robust propagation and guiding of electromagnetic waves through complex and disordered structures is a major goal of modern photonics research, for both classical and quantum applications. Although the realizat...

Dissipative optical solitons, i.e. packets of radiation localized not due to the presence of optical inhomogeneities of the scheme or medium, but due to the balance of energy inflow and outflow in a nonlinear medium, des...

Introduction, D.M. Rowe General Principles and Theoretical Considerations Thermoelectric Phenomena, D.D. Pollock Coversion Efficiency and Figure-of-Merit, H.J. Goldsmid Thermoelectric Transport Theory, C.M. Bhandari Opti...

Subjects / keywords: radiation chemistry, radiobiology and radiomedicine, radiation technology application, radiation dosimetry, radiation protection, radiation physics; Science: Physics: Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioact...

Subjects / keywords: radiation applications, nuclear energy, radionuclides, isotopes, radiotherapy, ionization; Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine; Technology: Electrical engineering. Electroni...

Subjects / keywords: nuclear energy, nuclear technology, nuclear power, reactor physics, radiation applications; Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Nuclear engineering. Atomic power

Subjects / keywords: reactor physics, nuclear safety, nuclear fuel cycle, nuclear fuel and reactor materials, radiation applications, biomechanics; Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Nuclear engineering. At...

Subjects / keywords: reactor systems design, reactor thermal hydraulics, next generation reactors and advanced reactors, reactor control systems, radiation application and protection, radiation measurements; Technology: Electrical engineerin...