Essentially, all motion in living organisms emerges from the collective action of biological
molecular machines transforming chemical energy, originally harvested from light, into …

Transformation of energy into motion (work) is one of the basic processes of energy
conversion in nature. The processes of actuation underlying the transduction of light …

Uncovering differences between crystalline and amorphous states in molecular solids would
both promote the understanding of their structure–property relationships, as well as inform …

Two 2D covalent organic frameworks (COFs) linked by vinylene (− CH= CH−) groups (V‐
COF‐1 and V‐COF‐2) are synthesized by exploiting the electron deficient nature of the …

Devices that respond to negligibly small fluctuations in environmental conditions will be of
great value for the realization of more sustainable, low-power-consumption actuators and …

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 …

Conspectus Conducting a reaction in the solid state eliminates the usage of solvents. If such
reactions are conducted in a single-crystal to single-crystal (SCSC) fashion, then structural …

Photomechanical molecular crystals are promising candidates for photoactuators and can
potentially be implemented as smart materials in various fields. Here, we synthesized a new …

Smart molecular crystals with light‐driven mechanical responses have received interest
owing to their potential uses in molecular machines, artificial muscles, and biomimetics …

Using highly sensitive and selective in situ techniques to investigate the dynamics of
intermediates formation is key to better understand reaction mechanisms. However …