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Issue 3of PPS has been published online.This issue is a collection of papers presented at the6th European meeting on Solar 新利手机客户端Chemistry and Photocatalysis: Environmental Applications(SPEA6),which was held in Prague,Czech Republic,in June 2010, and was organized by Josef Krysa and Jaromýr Jirkovsky.The issue is guest edited by Josef Krysa and Sixto Malato.

Thecoverof the issue featuresa paper by Rudolf Słota and coworkerson photocatalysis by TiO₂composites with phthalocyanines and porphyrins.They show the importance of matching the sensitizer to the nature of the TiO₂(micro- or nanocrystalline).

Also in the issue,玛丽亚Antoniadou Panagiotis Lianoshave made a photoactivated fuel cell that uses organic waste to produce electricity.They tested the system on a number of polyols,but suggest that almost any organic substance can be used.The cell uses UVA light,and can run on the UV component of sunlight.

These papers and the rest of the issuecan be read onlinenow.

TheFebruary 2011 issue的PPShas been published online.This issue contains the 2010 assessment from theEnvironmental Effects Assessment Panelof the theUnited Nations Environment Programme.

The papers in the issue review the latest research on the depletion of the ozone layer and the effects of UV radiation on human health,the environment and materials.

In the 1980s the "ozone hole" was big news and "slip,slop,slap and wrap" and similar campaigns have been heavily promoted in some parts of the world,so it is very interesting reading in the report how effective theMontreal Protocolhas been,with the mid-latitude ozone predicted to reach pre-1980 levels by the middle of this century.

Climate change is,of course,not the same as ozone depletion,but the two atmospheric phenomena can't exist in isolation and the report discusses their interactions.Although the ozone layer is recovering,the report points out that changes in climate (e.g.cloud cover,pollution,other aerosols) also affect the amount of UV-B that reaches the Earth's surface.Because future climate change is less certain,this means that the effects of UV on health and the environment are still difficult to predict.

Full reports from UNEP have been published every four years (the last was in theMarch 2007 issueof PPS),and PPS has also publishedannual progress reports.

As well as the detailed papers,the issue also includes anExecutive summary和一个FAQ.

Read the whole issuenow.

The current themed issue gathers the communications presented at the meeting on "Ciamician–Paternò heritage.Photo新利手机客户端sciences: a look into the future",held in Ferrara,Italy,July 16–17,2010.The participants at the meeting discussed their views on the future of photo新利手机客户端chemistry.Those are captured in this themed issue (two more perspectives will appear in future issues of PPS).We would like to thank Angelo Albini,University of Pavias,Italy,who guest edited this issue.

Read articles from this themed issue online:

Photochemical & photobiological 新利手机客户端sciences,2010,issue 12

Our latest themed issue onPhotofunctional proteins: from understanding to engineering,is nowonline.  The issue was guest edited by Professors Aba Losi,Cristiano Viappiani and Santi Nonell.

It contains various topics such as optogenetics where light-gated proteins originally designed by nature,also known as photoreceptors,are exploited as tools to elegantly photomodulate cell activities.Other topics cover fluorescent proteins and its applications in genetic engineering.Fluorescent proteins have revolutionized the field of molecular biology and in fact this was recognized with the 2008 Nobel Prize awarded to the pioneers in the field Osamu Shimomura,Martin Chalfie and Roger Y.Tsien.

We hope that you will find this themed issue on photofunctional proteins an enjoyable read.

TheJuly issue的Photochemical & Photobiological 新利手机客户端Sciencesis a themed issue dedicated to Jan Verhoeven in honour of the contributions he has made to 新利手机客户端science,and in particular to the field of molecular photophysics.The issue is Guest Edited byAnthony Harrimanfrom Newcastle University,UK,and the papers in the issue are from his many colleagues who have had,and continue to benefit from,the privilege to work alongside Professor Jan Verhoeven.

To view all of thePhotochemical & Photobiological 新利手机客户端Sciencesthemed issues visit ourwebsite.