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 …

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 …

As a novel class of porous crystalline materials, hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks
(HOFs), self-assembled from organic or metal–organic building blocks through …

The anticipated shift in the focal point of interest of solid-state chemists, crystal engineers,
and crystallographers from structure to properties to function parallels the need to apply our …

The capability of stimulated response by mechanical deformation to induce motion or
actuation is the foundation of lightweight organic, dynamic materials for designing light and …

Chemists of all fields currently publish about 50 000 crystal structures per year, the vast
majority of which are X‐ray structures. We determined two molecular structures by …

Organic martensitic compounds are an emerging type of smart material with intriguing
physical properties including thermosalient effect, ferroelasticity, and shape memory effect …

The exceptional mechanical flexibility observed with certain organic crystals defies the
common perception of single crystals as brittle objects. Here, we describe the …

Molecular martensitic materials are an emerging class of smart materials with enormous
tunability in physicochemical properties, attributed to the tailored molecular and crystal …

Reconfigurable, mechanically responsive crystalline materials are central components in
many sensing, soft robotic, and energy conversion and storage devices,,–. Crystalline …