Azobenzenes are archetypal molecules that have a central role in fundamental and applied
research. Over the course of almost two centuries, the area of azobenzenes has witnessed …

The change in shape inducible in some photo-reversible molecules using light can effect
powerful changes to a variety of properties of a host material. This class of reversible light …

Täglich benutzen wir Schalter, um strombetriebene Geräte an-und abzuschalten und kein
Compuer würde ohne sie funktionieren. Nach den gleichen Prinzipien funktionieren auch …

Azobenzene (azo) chromophores have been incorporated into a wide variety of materials
and molecular architectures, including polymers, dendrimers, and molecular glasses …

Manipulation of neuronal activity using two-photon excitation of azobenzene photoswitches
with near-infrared light has been recently demonstrated, but their practical use in neuronal …

Photochromic molecules that can exhibit multiple states of photochromism in a single
photochromic unit are considered more attractive than traditional bistable photochromic …

The process of two-photon-induced isomerization occurring in various organic molecules,
among which azobenzene derivatives hold a prominent position, offers a wide range of …

Synthetic photochromic compounds can be designed to control a variety of proteins and
their biochemical functions in living cells, but the high spatiotemporal precision and tissue …

Recent progress in the field of single‐and two‐photon nanofabrication, both 2‐and 3‐
dimensional, in photopolymerizable resins and in films of photoisomerizable azopolymers …

Two‐NIR‐photon‐triggered Z→ E isomerization of an azobenzene was accomplished by
covalently linking a two‐photon‐harvesting triarylamine antenna to a thermally stable ortho …