Storing sunlight in a compact and rechargeable form remains a central challenge for solar energy utilization. Molecular solar thermal (MOST) energy storage systems, which harness photon energy and rel...

Storing sunlight in a compact and rechargeable form remains a central challenge for solar energy utilization. Molecular solar thermal (MOST) energy storage systems, which harness photon energy and rel...

We report a new class of ortho-palladated oxazolone complexes that capture and release solar energy through visible-light-triggered [2+2] photocycloaddition reactions. The free oxazolone ligands weakl...

Eight cross-disciplinary teams have won funding in the second year of Scialog: Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials, a three-year initiative catalyzing cutting-edge basic science to address how...

Liquid anthracene morphs into high-energy isomer to store solar heat for use on demand hours later

We explored alkyne-functionalized hydrazone photoswitches and enhanced their performance, achieving improved UV resolution, higher photostationary states, and tunable alkyne shifts (up to 34 cm−1), es...

Recent regulatory action in the United States has made it impractical for many institutions of higher learning to continue the use of dichloromethane in their teaching laboratories. We offer condensed...

α-, β-, and γ-cyclodextrins (CDs) are macrocycles formed from six, seven, and eight α-1,4-linked d-glucopyranose units and are industrially produced on ton scales for use as hosts for bioactive guests...

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