In a striking demonstration of molecular control, a team of scientists has harnessed light to reverse the twist in self-assembling molecules. The study identifies how trace residual aggregates in ...

Researchers have developed a machine-learning workflow to optimize the output force of photo-actuated organic crystals. Using ...

Their findings lay the groundwork for designing more efficient photoactive materials, such as sensors and light-driven molecular switches, by leveraging the power of aromaticity in excited states.

Scientists in Japan have uncovered a surprising twist, literally, in how molecules organize themselves. By introducing tiny leftover fragments from previous assemblies, they discovered a way to flip ...

Researchers demonstrate reversible switching of supramolecular chirality using light, enabling new design strategies for optical and electronic materials.

Photochromic switches undergo a reversible change in their molecular structure and electronic properties upon exposure to light. Common examples include azobenzenes, diarylethenes, and spiropyrans.

This shape change is driven by two enzymes: the small GTPase Rho and its activation enzyme GEF. By incorporating light-controllable molecular switches into GEF enzymes, the researchers managed to ...

Researchers have uncovered answers that provide the detail to explain two specific DNA repair processes that have long been in question.

About 100 cells divide every second in our body. A key protein in cell division is a protein kinase termed Plk1, because it activates other proteins involved in this process. Plk1 is also ...