Waste plastic yields carbon quantum dots with emissions tunable from UV to yellow-green

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Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are fluorescent carbon nanomaterials with potential applications in sensing, optoelectronics, displays, anticounterfeiting and environmental technologies.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:20:12 UTC.

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