The Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) technique, through which monolayers are transferred from the
air/water interface onto a solid substrate, was the first method to allow for the controlled …

The development of science and technology of advanced materials using nanoscale units
can be conducted by a novel concept involving combination of nanotechnology …

Incorporation of non‐equilibrium actions in the sequence of self‐assembly processes would
be an effective means to establish bio‐like high functionality hierarchical assemblies. As a …

Objects in all dimensions are subject to translational dynamism and dynamic mutual
interactions, and the ability to exert control over these events is one of the keys to the …

Most of us may mistakenly believe that sciences within the nano regime are a simple
extension of what is observed in micrometer regions. We may be misled to think that …

Conspectus Molecules and materials derived from self-assembled extended π-systems
have strong and reversible optical properties, which can be modulated with external stimuli …

Like the proposal of nanotechnology by Richard Feynman, the nanoarchitectonics concept
was initially proposed by Masakazu Aono. The nanoarchitectonics strategy conceptually …

Programming the organization of π‐conjugated systems into nanostructures of defined
dimensions is a requirement for the preparation of functional materials. Herein, we have …

Supramolecular gels, self-assembled from low-molecular-weight gelators (LMWGs), have a
long history and a bright future. This review provides an overview of these materials, from …

Polymorphism and anisotropy are fundamental phenomena of crystalline materials.
However, the structure-dependent photoluminescent (PL) anisotropy in polymorphic organic …