Photoluminescent molecular crystals integrated with the ability to transform light energy into
macroscopic mechanical motions are a promising choice of materials for both actuating and …

In the quest for essential energy solutions towards an ecological friendly future, the
transformation of visible light/solar energy into mechanical motions in metal‐free …

Exposure of a photoreactive single crystal to light with a wavelength offset from its
absorption maximum can have two distinct effects. The first is the “direct” effect, wherein the …

Photomechanical crystals that can directly convert light energy into mechanical work
attracted increasing attention due to their dramatic behaviors and potential applications in …

Transfer of strong photomechanical effect from dynamic crystals to hybrid polymer composite
is an evolving field of research and holds high potential for actuation and photo-switch …

UV/vis absorption spectroscopy affords indirect structural information about the
photochemistry and photophysics of molecules by inferring types of electronic transitions …

Recent discoveries of a range of single-crystal optical actuators are feeding a new form of
materials chemistry, given their broad range of potential applications, from light-induced …

Single-crystal optical actuators are emerging as a new field of materials chemistry because
of their wide-ranging potential applications, from light-induced molecular motors to …

Over many millennia, humankind has created the abstract concept of time as a way of
monitoring and organizing events in the present, past, and future in the earliest endeavors …