Ladder-type oligothiophenes are an important class of sulfur-containing π-conjugated molecules. Because their fused, ...

Chirality, a property where structures have a distinct left- or right-handedness, allows natural semiconductors to move charge and convert energy with high efficiency by controlling electron spin and ...

A research group has developed a new method for selectively synthesizing three-dimensional macrocycles,⁽¹⁾ in which four panels are arranged in a square, by connecting planar π-conjugated molecules⁽²⁾ ...

Despite advances in our understanding of molecular biology, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and conventional surgical procedures, cancer remains one of the leading causes of death in the world. 1 Current ...

Conjugated polymers find applications in a range of devices such as light-emitting diodes, field-effect transistors and solar cells. The elementary electronic response of these semiconductors to ...

Conjugated linoleic acid represents a collective term for a group of geometric and positional isomers of linoleic acid that contain a conjugated double bond system instead of isolated double bonds.

Advances in soft materials are reshaping the design of next-generation devices, particularly where flexibility, adaptability, ...

The research group of Associate Professor Yasutomo Segawa and Assistant Professor Takashi Harimoto at the Institute for Molecular Science (National Institutes of Natural Sciences) and the Graduate ...