Molecular photoswitches enable dynamic control of processes with high spatiotemporal
precision, using light as external stimulus, and hence are ideal tools for different research …

Mechanochemistry describes diverse phenomena in which mechanical load affects
chemical reactivity. The fuzziness of this definition means that it includes processes as …

Fragmentation of macromolecular solutes in rapid flows is of considerable fundamental and
practical importance. The sequence of molecular events preceding chain fracture is poorly …

Stiff‐stilbene, a sterically restricted fused ring analogue of stilbene, has been regularly used
as a model compound in theoretical studies of stilbene photoisomerization. Lately, owing to …

Covalent mechanochemistry within bulk polymers typically occurs with irreversible
deformation of the parent material. Here we show that embedding mechanophores into an …

Structural biominerals are inorganic/organic composites that exhibit remarkable mechanical
properties. However, the structure–property relationships of even the simplest building unit …

Polymer mechanochemistry is an exciting, rapidly develo** field; however, it lacks
detailed studies on the link between lab-scale mechanical activation and how the chemistry …

Elastic strain engineering offers a new route to enable high-performance catalysts,
electrochemical energy conversion devices, separation membranes and memristors. By …

In quantum mechanochemistry, quantum chemical methods are used to describe molecules
under the influence of an external force. The calculation of geometries, energies, transition …

Photoswitches are organic or organometallic chromophores that undergo a reversible
chemical transformation upon absorption of light. Among the most commonly studied …