Carbon dots (C-dots) are a developing subclass of nanomaterials which are characterized by a typical diameter of less than 10 nm. C-dots are a type of core–shell composites that feature a surface passivation with various functional groups, including amine, carboxyl, hydroxyl group, and a carbon core. Green C-dots, which have drawn a lot of interest from researchers due to their superior water solubility, excellent biocompatibility, and environmental-friendly behavior when compared to chemically generated C-dots, can be made from a variety of low-cost and renewable materials. Since green C-dots have heteroatoms on their surface in the form of carboxyl, amine, hydroxyl, or other functional groups, which can enhance their physicochemical characteristics, quantum yield (QY), and likelihood of visible light absorption, further surface passivation is not necessary. Green C-dots may find use in the areas of biosensing, catalysis, bioimaging, and gene and drug delivery. In this paper, the creation of C-dots was outlined, and its fluorescence process examined. This review represents the summary of synthesis, mechanism, properties, characterization, and applications of C-dots. This article aims at the green chemistry strategies for C-dot synthesis. Furthermore, a discussion on the applications of C-dots produced with green approaches is presented. The paper may help the researchers in the field to develop new C-dots with potential features to attract the attention of new applications.

Besides its exceptional resistance to corrosion, Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP) present the advantage to develop high strength compared to its self-weight which highlighted it recently as a material that can replace fairly classical construction materials like steel and concrete. The emergence of glass fiber and the development of resin fabrication technology made it possible to reduce significantly the costs of FRP material and the emphasis given on the importance of life cycle cost (LCC) for structures after the 1980s opened its exploitation in the construction domain. In this paper, research trends of structural member development which is related to FRP material are briefly suggested.

주 5일 근무제가 확대되어 국민의 여가시간이 증가되고 소득수준이 향상됨에 따라 해양레저스포츠에 대한 국민들의 관심이 높아지고 있다. 지자체들도 해양레저스포츠 관련 전시회, 국제요트대회 등을 개최하고 대규모 투자를 추진하고 있다. 그러나 우리나라는 선진국의 수요패턴과 달리 수요가 크게 늘어나지 않고 있다. 본 연구에서는 해양레저스포츠에 대한 일반인들의 인식과 사용자들의 이용실태를 통계적으로 조사 및 분석하고 저해요인을 고찰하여 활성화를 위한 정책을 도출하였다. 결론적으로 본 연구를 통하여 해양레저스포츠의 활성화를 위해서는 일반인들의 인식을 개선하면서 법과 제도를 정비하고 인프라를 구축하며 기술개발 등을 체계적으로 추진하는 정책과제의 필요성을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구의 결과는 정부의 관련 정책과 사업자들의 사업계획 수립에 유용한 자료를 제공함으로써 투자의 리스크를 최소화하고 궁극적으로 해양레저스포츠의 활성화에 기여할 수 있을 것으로 평가된다.