The widespread use of molecular machines in biology has long suggested that great
rewards could come from bridging the gap between synthetic molecular systems and the …

Multivalent interactions can be applied universally for a targeted strengthening of an
interaction between different interfaces or molecules. The binding partners form cooperative …

Conspectus More than two decades of investigating the chemistry of bistable mechanically
interlocked molecules (MIMs), such as rotaxanes and catenanes, has led to the advent of …

The widespread use of controlled molecular‐level motion in key natural processes suggests
that great rewards could come from bridging the gap between the present generation of …

In this review we chart recent advances in what is at once an old and very new field of
endeavour—the achievement of control of motion at the molecular level including solid-state …

Digital electronics is so widely used in everyday life that it is almost impossible to find an
electric device that does not make use of digital electronic components. On average, 85% of …

The controlled fabrication of nanometer-scale objects is without doubt one of the central
issues in current science and technology. However, existing fabrication techniques suffer …

Photochromic switches that are able to transmit information in a quick fashion have attracted
a growing interest within materials science during the last few decades. Although very fast …

A unidirectional light-driven rotary motor was looped in a figure-of-eight molecule by linking
two polymer chains between its stator and rotor parts. By properly tuning the size of these …

With the advent of supramolecular chemistry and later nanotechnology a great deal of
research has been focused on new types of molecular structures, which are not held …