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Photo-responsive systems and biomaterials: photochromic polymers, light-triggered self-assembly, surface modification, fluorescence modulation and beyond

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A review of principle and sun-tracking methods for maximizing solar systems output

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Photomobile Polymer Materials: Towards Light-Driven Plastic Motors

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