Serendipitous twist in a hemithioindigo molecular motor enables energy storage

Watching how molecules change shape in slow motion could inform future molecular machines

UC Santa Barbara researchers develop liquid battery material that stores solar energy as heat for years

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara, led by Associate Professor Grace Han, have developed a novel material that absorbs sunlight, stores the ene

Constant Rotation Rate Optimizes Energy Efficiency in ATP Synthase Molecular Motor

Researchers have discovered that operating ATP synthase, a crucial molecular motor in cells, at a constant rate minimizes energy waste. This

A metal-DNA biohybrid as enantioselective artificial photoDNAzyme

Photoinduced disproportionation enables oxidative addition of aryl iodides at a gallium(I) center

This scientific article reports a breakthrough in main-group chemistry: the first oxidative addition of aryl iodides at a gallium(I) center,

University of East Anglia Researchers Discover Light Can Develop Hidden Chirality in Empty Space

Researchers at the University of East Anglia have discovered that light can naturally develop a hidden "handedness" (chirality) as it travel