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 …

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 …

Objects in all dimensions are subject to translational dynamism and dynamic mutual
interactions, and the ability to exert control over these events is one of the keys to the …

As our understanding and control of intra-and intermolecular interactions evolve, ever more
complex molecular systems are synthesized and assembled that are capable of performing …

Controlling mechanical properties of ordered organic materials remains a formidable
challenge, despite their great potential for high performance mechanical actuators …

Flexible organic single crystals are evolving as new materials for optical waveguides that
can be used for transfer of information in organic optoelectronic microcircuits. Integration in …

Although many examples of mechanically flexible crystals are currently known, their utility in
all-flexible devices is not yet adequately demonstrated, despite their immense potential for …

Molecular switches rely on various physico-chemical phenomena, and in most cases the
switching event is accompanied by a significant rearrangement of atomic positions. At the …

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