This book systematically reviews recent advances in the synthetic methods and applications of helicenes. The first part of this book introduces the nomenclature and structural features of helicenes. T
Confinement and manipulation of photons using microcavities have triggered intense research interest in both pure and applied physics for more than a decade. Prominent examples are whispering gallery
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third CCF Conference, NLPCC 2014, held in Shenzhen, China, in December 2014. The 35 revised full papers presented together with 8 short papers wer