Azobenzenes are archetypal molecules that have a central role in fundamental and applied
research. Over the course of almost two centuries, the area of azobenzenes has witnessed …

Azobenzene is a well‐known derivative of stimulus‐responsive molecular switches and has
shown superior performance as a functional material in biomedical applications. The results …

Light offers unique opportunities for controlling the activity of materials and biosystems with
high spatiotemporal resolution. Molecular photoswitches are chromophores that undergo …

Synthetic photoswitches have been known for many years, but their usefulness in biology,
pharmacology, and medicine has only recently been systematically explored. Over the past …

Photopharmacology is a growing area of endeavor that employs photoswitchable ligands to
allow for light-dependent pharmacological activity. By coupling light to therapeutic action …

Development of renewable energy technologies has been a significant area of research
amongst scientists with the aim of attaining a sustainable world society. Solar thermal fuels …

A novel class of photoswitches based on a phenylazothiazole scaffold that undergoes
reversible isomerization under visible-light irradiation is reported. The photoswitch, which …

Light is a nearly ideal stimulus for molecular systems. It delivers information encoded in the
form of wavelengths and their intensities with high precision in space and time. Light is a …

Off-tissue effects are persistent issues of modern inhibition-based therapies. By merging the
strategies of photopharmacology and small-molecule degraders, we introduce a novel …

Heating and cooling can induce reversible solid‐to‐liquid transitions of matter. In contrast,
athermal photochemical processes can induce reversible solid‐to‐liquid transitions of some …