Precise control over molecular movement is of fundamental and practical importance in
physics, biology, and chemistry. At nanoscale, the peculiar functioning principles and the …

As our understanding and control of intra-and intermolecular interactions evolve, ever more
complex molecular systems are synthesized and assembled that are capable of performing …

Soft robots that can be remotely powered and controlled and mimic locomotion of living
species open new perspectives in science and engineering. A natural‐scale monolithic …

A strategy for light-powered guest release from a tetrahedral capsule has been developed
by incorporating azobenzene units at its vertices. A new Zn4L4 tetrahedral capsule bearing …

Molecular systems encompassing more than one photochromic entity can be used to build
highly functional materials, thanks to their potential multi-addressability and/or multi …

Chemical separations are expensive, consuming 10–15% of humanity's global energy
budget. Many current separation methods employ thermal energy for distillation, often …

Azobenzene is a switchable compound that exhibits reversible trans–cis photoisomerization.
Photoresponsive polymers have been prepared by incorporating azobenzene groups into …

Noncovalent binding of azobenzenes to polymers allows harnessing light-induced
molecular-level motions (photoisomerization) for inducing macroscopic effects, including …

Photoactivated generation of disorder in a liquid crystal network produces free volume that
leads to the controlled formation of dynamic corrugations at its surface. The liquid crystal …

Azonium ions formed by p-amino substituted azo compounds with both ortho-and meta-
methoxy substituents exhibit strong absorbance in far-red and near infrared spectral region …