More than a quarter of a century after the first metal template synthesis of a [2] catenane in
Strasbourg, there now exists a plethora of strategies available for the construction of …

The D‐π‐A type phosphonium salts in which electron acceptor (A=‐+ PR3) and donor (D=‐
NPh2) groups are linked by polarizable π‐conjugated spacers show intense fluorescence …

Stimuli-responsive intelligent molecular machines/devices are of current research interest
due to their potential application in minimized devices. Constructing molecular …

We describe an approach to modulating the on-demand motion of catalytic polymer-based
microengines via near-infrared (NIR) laser irradiation. The polymer multilayer motor was …

Dynamic assembly is a powerful fabrication method of complex, functionally diverse
molecular architectures, but its use in synthetic nanomachines has been hampered by the …

Measurements on single molecules can sometimes reveal features that can be difficult to
detect using techniques that probe the averaged properties of many molecules. Here, we …

Hemithioindigo-based molecular motors are powered by nondamaging visible light and
provide very fast directional rotations at ambient conditions. Their ground state energy …

Nature uses bipedal motor proteins that “walk” down intracellular tracks to perform essential
tasks in a variety of key biological processes.[1] Although the molecular mechanisms …

Some biomolecules are able to generate directional forces by rectifying random thermal
motions. This allows these molecular machines to perform mechanical tasks such as …

A recent trend in DNA nanotechnology consists of the assembly of architectures with
dynamic properties that can be regulated by employing external stimuli. Reversible …