Research interests in the Sunlaboratory include: 1) Carbon Nanotubes and Nanosheets and Related Nanocomposite Materials for Novel Electrical and Thermal Properties and Applications (including those in biology and medicine). 2) Carbon Dots as a New Class of Photoactive Nanomaterials for Optical Bioimaging and Other Fundamental Development and Technological Applications. 3) Nanoenergetics and Novel Materials for New Energy Initiatives