Smart Crystals News

The latest research & news on smart crystalline materials and their application. Catering for scientists and nonscientists alike.

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💡This page highlights the latest research & news🔥on smart crystalline materials 💎 whose unique properties can be controlled by external stimuli making them attractive alternatives for applications in soft robotics 🤖, electronics⚡️, micro-actuators⚙️, sensors & more 🤯

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Brilliant example of how art and science can organically complement one another. Well done!

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Putting molecular crystals to work! Here's an interdisciplinary approach to understanding & optimizing the performance of dynamic #crystals as actuators through new engineering setups & simulation tools. @PNASNews @NaumovGroup @jadmhalabi #OA – Learn more: https://t.co/kIYnodlZ0I

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Plastic crystals are impressive given their mechanical adaptability & the re-orientational freedom of their molecules or ions that preserves the long-range order of these structures. @Susobhandas93 @AmitMondal_RKD @cmallareddy @RoySocChem – To learn more:
https://t.co/cZlGe2e5PQ

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Fantastic review on martensitic transitions in molecular crystals. Some of these rapid and profound transitions have particularly highlighted the capacity of molecular crystals to be used as mechanical actuating elements. @DiaoGroup @ChBE_Illinois @RoySocChem

[Ying Diao @DiaoGroup]

Our invited review on dynamic crystals is published as part of the 2020 Emerging Investigator themed collection of Chemical Society Reviews. Big thanks to the first author Dr. Sang Kyu Park for the heavy lifting! @ChBE_Illinois @SmartCrystlNews https://t.co/84wgzgCDp3

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[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS:
The 2020 #NobelPrize in Chemistry has been awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna “for the development of a method for genome editing.”

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#OrganicCrystals can be remarkably flexible while acting as #OpticalWaveguides, making them attractive candidates for #photonic devices and optical/#optoelectronic applications. @AdvSciNews – Check out this review to know more about the fast-growing field: https://t.co/M5o74VXcTi

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Dramatic molecular crystals are our favorite. These crystals don’t shy away from putting up a show under the UV spotlight. Congratulations @CrystDyls! @Anna_Dora_G @NaumovGroup @J_A_C_S – Read more here https://t.co/xd28oKIN0C

[Dylan Shields @CrystDyls]

Today I had my first first-author article about my gas releasing mechanical crystals accepted into @J_A_C_S. I appreciate all who helped with the research! Now I feel like a real member of the crystal research community! Paper: https://t.co/zxIYWk0PCt

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Who said molecular #crystals aren't fun! This micro #pinball-like #rotaxane crystal delivers a force up to 1 mN with a rapid & reversible #light-driven response that can be cycled over 560x. A targetted #laser triggers the #bumping @NatureComms – Read more https://t.co/AI3dUXJpUn

[C Malla Reddy @cmallareddy]

Check out our new article on "Mechanical bending induced fluorescence enhancement in plastically flexible GFPC analogue crystals"@angew_chem @SmartCrystlNews

@prasunchem @klmmanoj @BisuChem @somnathdey226 @SaikatM45316262 @bhuniasurojit @rituparno1001

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[Smart Materials Lab @NaumovGroup]

With the increase in reporting on the unique dynamic and intrinsic properties of molecular crystals one can’t help but wonder: Is this The Rise of Dynamic Crystals? 💫 This article makes a case for it!
https://t.co/ztWqywiXVL

[Smart Materials Lab @NaumovGroup]

A great review for #actuating #materials and their potential as #machines. Such thorough compilation of emerging and conventional responsive materials is necessary for guiding their application. We are yet to see #molecular #crystals thrown in the mix as well. Great work!

[Advanced Portfolio @AdvPortfolio]

Interactive materials that sense their environment, process the information received, and respond or adapt autonomously – Find out more in this special issue: https://t.co/1MECSInNCd

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The #anisotropic properties of this #organic single crystal allow it to exhibit remarkable plastic twisting and elastic bending. The use of these twistable single #crystals as #polarization rotators is also demonstrated. @angew_chem
– Read more here: https://t.co/FW7K18dqYm

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Manipulating #microcrystals can be an arduous task! Here an #AFM tip is used to mechanically control #molecular crystals. Their #optical wave-guiding properties, before and after the bending, are further explored. @NaumovGroup @angew_chem – Enjoy the read: https://t.co/fo4H78SI8A

[Chemical Science @ChemicalScience]

Issue 10 is here 😃

This week's front cover features artwork from Panče Naumov @NaumovGroup et al.'s new article: Efficiently self-healing boronic ester crystals 🎉
🔗 https://t.co/NkbuqyF3mR
#ChemSciCovers

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Organic crystals are known to be brittle which has largely been the downfall in the application of this unique class of materials. Recent research proves otherwise: impressive crystal ductility without compromising order! @cmallareddy @angew_chem – More: https://t.co/t9AJY5WLlH

[Crystal Growth & Design / ACS @CGD_ACS]

Recommending @SmartCrystlNews for the latest on smart and responsive crystals. Thanks for setting the page up!

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Some molecular crystals jump very much like popcorn once a trigger temperature is reached. The motion can be very rapid & ballistic but can it be useful in applications? What do we need to know to make that claim?@NaumovGroup @AdvSciNews – Some answers: https://t.co/EJF7RQLmkw

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A bundle of thousands of nanowires dramatically expanding like an accordion after exposure to intense UV light. These light-responsive #crystalline wires can exhibit expansion up to 300% of their original length @RABIHALKAYSI @JMaterChem – Read more: https://t.co/a1LDYInuUL