Chiral nanostructures are nanoscale materials whose three-dimensional architectures lack mirror symmetry, endowing them with distinct left- or right-handed geometries. When exposed to polarised light, ...

Mechanical strain is one of the most common tools used to tailor the properties of materials. In piezoelectric materials, ...

Chiral metamaterials are artificially structured composites that lack mirror symmetry and thus interact differently with left- and right-handed circular polarisation of light, yielding optical ...

Researchers from Italy have developed a new chiral organic material that exhibits an exceptionally strong optical response in ...

In recent years, van der Waals crystals have evolved from scientific curiosities into a versatile platform for exploring novel quantum phases and unconventional nanophotonic phenomena. Their layered ...

Researchers have discovered that mechanical strain also induces chirality in non-chiral crystals, opening a new direction to ...

(a) Electric field of LCP and superchiral light. (b) (Left) Schematic illustrating the generation of superchiral fields by focusing twisted RP beams. (Right) Theoretical model used to calculate the ...

Simple encapsulation by terpene-based chiral capsules allows various non-chiral organic dyes to display chiroptical properties in water, without requiring elaborate chemical modifications, scientists ...

Chirality is a fundamental property of matter that determines many biological, chemical and physical phenomena. Chiral solids, for example, offer exciting opportunities for catalysis, sensing and ...

Chirality is a fundamental property of asymmetry in nature, where an object or molecule cannot be superimposed onto its mirror image. In the context of nanotechnology, chirality refers to the ...

Chirality is an essential property in biology; the molecular building blocks of some of the most important biological structures, including DNA and proteins, are chiral. When a molecule is said to be ...