In the last century, molecular crystals functioned predominantly as a means for determining
the molecular structures via X-ray diffraction, albeit as the century came to a close the …

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

Light-driven phenomena both in living systems and nonliving materials have enabled truly
fascinating and incredible dynamic architectures with terrific forms and functions. Recently …

Real-time monitoring of strain/stress in polymers is a big challenge to date. Herein, we for
the first time report an ESIPT (excited-state intramolecular proton transfer)-based …

A reconfigurable actuator is a stimuli-responsive structure that can be programmed to adapt
different shapes under identical stimulus. Reconfigurable actuators that function without …

Nature provides much inspiration for the design of materials capable of motion upon
exposure to external stimuli, and many examples of such active systems have been created …

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 …

Halogen bonding is an emerging noncovalent interaction for constructing supramolecular
assemblies. Though similar to the more familiar hydrogen bonding, four primary differences …

Stimuli-responsive polymers have gained increasing attention, which is attributed to the
manifold applications they can be used for. Several years' intensive research was invested …

Arylazopyrazoles, a novel class of five-membered azo photoswitches, offer quantitative
photoswitching and high thermal stability of the Z isomer (half-lives of 10 and∼ 1000 days) …