Researchers at KAIST create microscale chiral pinwheel arrays through self-assembly of achiral liquid-crystal molecules, enabling circularly polarized light with a desired rotation direction. This breakthrough simplifies the production of chiral optical materials, paving the way for next-generation displays and optical communications.
SourceThe Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)·JournalNature Communications·DateAug 13, 2026
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Researchers discover that manipulating the chiral asymmetry factor of catalysts accelerates sulfur redox reactions, leading to higher capacities, superior rate capability, and remarkable long-term cycling stability in lithium-sulfur batteries.
SourceScience China Press·JournalNational Science Review·TypeExperimental study·DateAug 10, 2026
The researchers successfully switched the chirality of phonons within a ferroelectric crystal using an electric field, enabling active control of spin. This breakthrough could lead to the creation of faster and more energy-efficient spintronic devices.
SourceNorth Carolina State University·JournalNature Communications·TypeExperimental study·DateAug 5, 2026
Researchers developed a theoretical framework explaining unusual conduction behavior in magnetic materials. Quantum fluctuations affect electron transport in chiral magnets, leading to logarithmic temperature dependence at low temperatures.
SourceInstitute of Science Tokyo·JournalPhysical Review Letters·TypeComputational simulation/modeling·DateJul 30, 2026
Researchers discover diffraction behaviors never seen in conventional quasicrystals using a new type of monotile structure. The team's findings open a new direction for exploring the fusion of quasiperiodic order and chirality, with potential applications in light manipulation and optical devices.
SourceInstitute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo·JournalNature Communications·DateJul 29, 2026
Researchers at Nagoya University have developed a method to modify the inside of molecules, creating chiral nanocarbons with unique shapes and properties. These new materials exhibit spiral-shaped light emission, multiple electrical charges, and gas storage capabilities.
SourceNagoya University·JournalNature Communications·TypeExperimental study·DateJul 28, 2026
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Researchers created microspheres with twisted-bipolar molecular configuration, enabling angle-selective optical resonance and laser oscillation. The resulting emissions mimic Saturn's rings, showcasing directional control of light in microscopic spaces.
SourceUniversity of Tsukuba·JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society·DateJul 26, 2026
Researchers engineered twisted laser beams to interact with chiral molecules, distinguishing between mirror-image forms through the number of fragments produced. This simplifies detection and enhances sensitivity compared to traditional methods.
SourceTata Institute of Fundamental Research·JournalScience Advances·TypeExperimental study·DateJul 23, 2026
Scientists at SUSTech and collaborators report first experimental observation of one-sided chiral hinge states in a 3D magnetic Weyl photonic crystal, verifying the 3D QHE of Fermi arcs. The discovery reveals a new physical mechanism for robust light transport in 3D space with potential applications in topological photonic devices.
SourceScience China Press·JournalNational Science Review·TypeExperimental study·DateJul 5, 2026
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A team of researchers at Institute of Science Tokyo found that Raman optical activity can occur in nonmagnetic, centrosymmetric crystals with ferroaxial order, which introduces an internal directional property. This effect depends on the orientation of the crystal and is linked to the direction of internal rotational order.
SourceInstitute of Science Tokyo·JournalPhysical Review Letters·TypeExperimental study·DateJun 11, 2026
Researchers developed a single-molecule platform to monitor asymmetric evolution in Diels-Alder reactions, revealing the molecular origin of reaction chirality. They proposed an excess-compensation mechanism for chiral amplification and achieved precise control over stereoselectivity and regioselectivity.
SourceResearch·JournalResearch·TypeNews article·DateMay 25, 2026
A new study reveals that magnetic fields can shape the behavior of biological molecules, influencing their chirality and interaction with electron spin. This discovery could help explain how chemical processes operate in biological systems and may offer new insights into the origins of life.
SourceThe Hebrew University of Jerusalem·JournalChem·TypeExperimental study·DateMay 20, 2026
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A novel chiral Brønsted acid-catalyzed PED reaction provides an efficient route to access chiral benzannulated carbocyclic frameworks. The method enables the synthesis of azaarene-containing adducts with good yields and excellent enantioselectivity.
SourceScience China Press·JournalScience Bulletin·TypeExperimental study·DateMay 19, 2026
Scientists confirm decades-long prediction by measuring the color-changing effect of light in chiral carbon nanotubes. The material converts light at a rate two to three orders of magnitude greater than conventional materials.
SourceRice University·JournalACS Nano·TypeExperimental study·DateMay 19, 2026
Researchers at University of Witwatersrand and University of East Anglia have discovered a way to control light by exploiting its natural geometry. Light can develop chiral behavior, meaning it acts like left or right hand, while traveling freely through space, without mirrors or special materials.
Scientists have found evidence of chiral superconductivity, a long-sought form of superconductivity where electron pairs twist into a signature left or right 'handedness.' Quasiparticle interference imaging revealed distinctive patterns around point defects in the tin layer.
SourceUniversity of Tennessee at Knoxville·JournalPhysical Review X·DateApr 29, 2026
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Researchers at the University of East Anglia have discovered that light can be programmed using its natural geometry, allowing for the creation of structured light with unique properties. This breakthrough has far-reaching implications for fields such as medicine, data transmission, and quantum technologies.
SourceUniversity of East Anglia·TypeExperimental study·DateApr 28, 2026
Researchers found that electron spin interacts differently with mirror-image molecules, causing small but meaningful differences in behavior during dynamic processes. This asymmetry could lead to the dominance of a single 'hand' in biology, offering a possible route toward understanding how one molecular form came to dominate.
SourceThe Hebrew University of Jerusalem·JournalScience Advances·TypeExperimental study·DateApr 22, 2026
A new mechanism enables deterministic magnetization switching without external magnetic fields, using controlled domain wall chirality. The approach demonstrates high-performance magnetic tunnel junctions with near 100% field-free switching probability and robust operation up to 350°C.
SourceMaterials Futures·JournalMaterials Futures·DateApr 14, 2026
Researchers from Kobe University have designed a small mirror protein that disables amyloid-beta, a causal factor of Alzheimer's disease. The approach uses the principle of 'chirality' to bind to the protein, inhibiting its aggregation and potential for brain cell damage.
SourceKobe University·JournalChemistry - A European Journal·TypeExperimental study·DateMar 31, 2026
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Researchers discovered a new type of protein modification related to cellular mutation that impairs an enzyme's ability to help drive energy processes. The discovery opens a new route to therapeutic cancer intervention, particularly for IDH mutations common in multiple cancer cells.
SourcePurdue University·JournalNature Chemistry·DateMar 26, 2026
The Harvard researchers' new device is elegantly designed to be tunable, with a bilayer design that becomes geometrically chiral and able to 'read' chiral light. By using the MEMS device to continuously vary the twist angle and interlayer spacing, the team showed they could tune the device's intrinsic ability to read different chiral l...
SourceHarvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences·JournalOptica·TypeExperimental study·DateMar 11, 2026
Nagoya University researchers have developed an iron-based alternative to expensive chiral ligands in metal-based photocatalysts, achieving a precise radical cation cyclization and the first total asymmetric synthesis of (+)-heitziamide A using blue LED light and abundant iron.
SourceNagoya University·JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society·TypeExperimental study·DateFeb 25, 2026
Physicists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg have discovered a precursor for electronically chiral materials, which could pave the way for uniform chirality in thin layers. These materials could provide a solution to modern microelectronics' size and efficiency limitations.
SourceMartin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg·JournalNature Communications·TypeExperimental study·DateJan 29, 2026
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Researchers develop versatile molecular platform to synthesize multiple functionalized carbon nanohoops, exhibiting high circularly polarized luminescence and other advanced photophysical properties. The breakthrough method enables multi-site functionalization and creation of chiral nanohoops with remarkable optical performance.
SourceTokyo University of Science·JournalAngewandte Chemie International Edition·TypeExperimental study·DateJan 27, 2026
Researchers present novel theoretical framework explaining non-monotonic temperature dependence and sign reversal of chirality-related AHE in highly conductive metals. The study reveals clear picture of unusual transport phenomena, forming foundation for rational design of next-generation spintronic devices and magnetic quantum materials.
SourceInstitute of Science Tokyo·JournalPhysical Review Letters·TypeComputational simulation/modeling·DateJan 20, 2026
Researchers have developed a simple crystallization method that achieves chiral resolution under mild conditions, enabling the production of homochiral inorganic crystals. The study uses organic solvents and an achiral crystalline phase to control the growth environment, resulting in single-handed forms of cesium copper chloride.
SourceKumamoto University·JournalCrystal Growth & Design·TypeExperimental study·DateJan 15, 2026
Researchers at Kumamoto University have successfully grown a bulk inorganic crystal from water that emits circularly polarized light. This breakthrough material has the potential to revolutionize security printing, advanced displays, and photonic technologies with simple inorganic chemistry.
SourceKumamoto University·JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society·TypeExperimental study·DateJan 13, 2026
Researchers at Institute of Science Tokyo have developed a method to manipulate material chirality using electricity, enabling reversible and tunable chiral electronic states. This approach opens new possibilities for advanced spintronic devices and the emerging field of 'chiral iontronics'.
SourceInstitute of Science Tokyo·JournalScience Advances·TypeExperimental study·DateJan 6, 2026
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Researchers created particle-like vortex knots in chiral nematic liquid crystals and discovered they can be reversibly switched between different knotted forms using electric pulses. The study provides a physical testbed for mathematical ideas, opening possible new routes toward knot-based electro-optic and photonic technologies.
SourceInternational Institute for Sustainability with Knotted Chiral Meta Matter (SKCM2)·JournalNature Physics·DateDec 15, 2025
Researchers developed a new type of gas sensor that can identify different types of air components by recognizing tiny structural differences in common volatile compounds. The sensor, which uses custom-built sugar-based receptors, shows promise for future non-invasive medical diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and quality control.
SourceThe Hebrew University of Jerusalem·JournalEuropean Journal of Chemistry·TypeExperimental study·DateNov 29, 2025
Researchers at the University of Oxford have discovered an approach to electrically switch organic LEDs to emit either left- or right-handed circularly polarized light. This could lead to new applications in displays, secure communication systems, and quantum technologies.
SourceUniversity of Oxford·JournalNature Photonics·DateNov 26, 2025
Researchers at University of Illinois have developed polymers that exhibit enhanced conductivity due to controlled chirality and chemical doping. The study found that structural chirality boosts the chemical reaction controlling doping in polymers, leading to higher conductivity.
SourceUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau·JournalNature Communications·TypeExperimental study·DateNov 25, 2025
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Researchers from Heidelberg University discovered that malaria parasites use right-handed helices to navigate through tissues, a key finding with implications for improving drug and vaccine testing. The parasite's asymmetrical body plan enables it to control its motion and transition between compartments more efficiently.
SourceHeidelberg University·JournalNature Physics·DateNov 24, 2025
Researchers at Universitat Jaume I develop cost-effective, high-performance chiral LEDs with enhanced optical properties. The RADIANT project aims to simplify display architectures and save energy consumption by leveraging scalable chiral metasurfaces.
Scientists have developed a new type of metasurface that combines waveguide physics with planar design to achieve precise control over light at the nanoscale. The metasurfaces produce photonic flatbands across wide angles while preserving ultrahigh quality factors, enabling efficient trapping of light and strong interactions with matter.
SourceSPIE--International Society for Optics and Photonics·JournalAdvanced Photonics·DateOct 6, 2025
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A research team has observed chiral switching between collective steady states in a dissipative Rydberg gas, controlled by the direction of parameter change. The phenomenon is underpinned by a unique Liouvillian exceptional structure inherent to non-Hermitian physics, allowing for efficient control over the system's dynamics.
SourceScience China Press·JournalScience Bulletin·TypeExperimental study·DateSep 29, 2025
Scientists developed a custom Kelvin probe force microscopy system to study the chiral-induced spin selectivity effect in chiral halide perovskites. The study reveals nanoscale 'spin maps' that show the strength and spatial uniformity of the CISS effect.
SourceScience China Press·JournalNational Science Review·DateSep 28, 2025
Researchers designed chiral amphiphilic pillar[5]arene derivatives to form stable chiral toroidal nanostructures and Möbius strip-like nanorings through non-covalent interactions. The assembly process exhibits solvent-dependent evolution, controlling luminescent properties and enabling the creation of functional chiral nanomaterials.
SourceScience China Press·JournalNational Science Review·TypeExperimental study·DateSep 26, 2025
Researchers designed chiral amphiphilic pillar[5]arene derivatives that spontaneously formed chiral toroidal nanostructures and Möbius strip-like nanorings through non-covalent interactions. The assembly process exhibited solvent-dependent evolution, resulting in structure-dependent luminescent properties.
SourceScience China Press·JournalNational Science Review·TypeExperimental study·DateSep 26, 2025
Researchers have visualized and manipulated electron emission from chiral molecules in real-time using attosecond pulses. This discovery opens a new avenue for studying chirality and its role in biology, chemistry, and the pharmaceutical industry.
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Researchers at The University of Osaka have discovered a new type of chiral symmetry breaking involving a solid-state structural transition from achiral to chiral crystal. This phenomenon activates circularly polarized luminescence, enabling the development of novel optical materials with tunable light properties.
SourceThe University of Osaka·JournalChemical Science·TypeExperimental study·DateAug 19, 2025
Researchers developed molecular capsules that can impart strong chiral properties to inherently non-chiral metal-containing dyes. The capsules create flexible, adaptable chiral cavities that induce chirality without requiring chemical modifications.
SourceInstitute of Science Tokyo·JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society·TypeExperimental study·DateAug 6, 2025
Researchers discovered that magnetized surfaces significantly influence amyloid protein assembly, forming more fibrils and longer structures when aligned in one direction. The study suggests a new physical factor, Chiral-Induced Spin Selectivity (CISS), plays a direct role in protein self-assembly.
SourceThe Hebrew University of Jerusalem·JournalACS Nano·TypeExperimental study·DateJul 31, 2025
Scientists developed a precise, cost-effective way to make chiral ketones for medicines, agrochemicals, and more using photocatalysis. This approach solves the challenge of reaching remote stereocenters in molecules, allowing for eco-friendly production of valuable chemicals.
SourceUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment·JournalNature Catalysis·TypeExperimental study·DateJun 24, 2025
Researchers developed three-dimensionally shaped molecules containing an internal twist, exhibiting properties of organic semiconductors. The molecule was verified to act as an organic semiconductor in an organic field-effect transistor.
SourceNational Institutes of Natural Sciences·JournalChemical Communications·TypeExperimental study·DateJun 24, 2025
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A research team from HKUST has developed a catalytic enantioselective type II [5 + 2] cycloaddition method to synthesize complex chiral bridged polycyclic structures, which is a challenging task in organic chemistry. The novel approach utilizes 3-oxidopyrylium ylides and chiral phosphoric acids to create the desired complex shapes.
SourceHong Kong University of Science and Technology·JournalNature Synthesis·TypeExperimental study·DateJun 4, 2025
Researchers designed a new chiral aminoborane molecule with persistent room-temperature phosphorescence and circularly polarised luminescence, ideal for anti-counterfeiting inks, bioimaging agents, and security tags. The molecule's rigid structure suppresses non-radiative decay, enabling long-lived emission.
SourceIndian Institute of Science (IISc)·JournalCommunications Chemistry·DateMay 21, 2025
Researchers at Princeton University uncover a hidden chiral quantum state in KV₃Sb₅, a Kagome lattice topological material. The discovery sheds light on an intense debate within the physics community and expands our understanding of quantum phenomena.
SourcePrinceton University, Department of Physics·JournalNature Communications·DateMay 7, 2025
A team of scientists discovered that electrons and protons are closely linked in certain biological crystals, influencing proton transfer. This connection has implications for understanding energy and information transfer in life.
SourceThe Hebrew University of Jerusalem·JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·TypeExperimental study·DateMay 5, 2025
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Researchers have developed a novel oxide material that exhibits autonomous spin orientation control in response to magnetic fields, allowing for the detection of both field direction and strength. The 'semi-self-controlled' spinning enables advanced angle-resolved spintronic devices with strong potential for next-generation technologies.
SourceScience China Press·JournalScience Bulletin·DateApr 15, 2025
Researchers at Indian Institute of Science use polarized light to measure glucose concentration with near clinical accuracy in water, serum solutions and tissue samples. The technique exploits the interaction between glucose molecules and polarized light to create unique sound wave patterns.
SourceIndian Institute of Science (IISc)·JournalScience Advances·DateMar 20, 2025
The University of Turku researchers have developed a new method to create more accurate sensors for detecting subtle changes in the body, such as hormone fluctuations. By purifying and separating single-wall carbon nanotubes, they achieved precise control over their properties and identified their electrochemical characteristics.
SourceUniversity of Turku·JournalPhysical Chemistry Chemical Physics·DateMar 13, 2025
A team of scientists proposed using incident polarization diversity to control Hamiltonian evolution paths, achieving polarization-dependent chiral transport. They implemented anti-directional evolution paths for TE and TM polarizations in double-coupled waveguides with L-shaped waveguide cross-sections.
SourceLight Publishing Center, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics And Physics, CAS·JournalLight Science & Applications·DateMar 10, 2025
Researchers at UC San Diego create computational approach to model chiral helimagnets using quantum mechanics calculations. They successfully predicted key parameters, including helix wavevector, period, and critical magnetic field, opening opportunities for designing better materials.
SourceUniversity of California - San Diego·JournalAdvanced Functional Materials·DateMar 4, 2025
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Scientists at Tohoku University and collaborators have made a significant discovery about how magnetic twist induces one-way electric flow in a unique quantum material. By studying the material's electronic behavior, they found that the 'magnetic twist' directly triggers electronic band asymmetry, leading to nonreciprocal transport.
SourceTohoku University·JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·DateFeb 27, 2025
Researchers have made a breakthrough in creating artificial chiral-structural-color materials, exhibiting iridescent colors through microscopic structures that interact with light. The new discovery enables the creation of microdomes composed of widely available polymers that produce exceptional dissymmetry and polarization selectivity.
SourceChinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters·JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·TypeExperimental study·DateFeb 26, 2025
A novel mixed-ligand strategy creates ultrahigh surface area, chemically stable chiral MOFs ideal for practical applications in asymmetric catalysis. The frameworks demonstrate record-breaking surface areas and exceptional structural features, making them suitable as heterogeneous catalysts.
SourceScience China Press·JournalScience Bulletin·TypeExperimental study·DateFeb 21, 2025
Researchers at Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) solve the molecular einstein problem, revealing a unique arrangement of chiral molecules on silver surfaces. The discovery sheds light on the properties of these molecules and their potential applications in physics.
SourceSwiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA)·JournalNature Communications·TypeExperimental study·DateFeb 13, 2025
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Scientists develop mechanochromic luminescence using chiral pyrenylprolinamides, a significant step towards widespread implementation of materials with switchable solid-state CPL. The findings provide new design guidelines for creating molecules that enable solid-state CPL switching through mechanical stimuli.
SourceYokohama National University·JournalAngewandte Chemie International Edition·DateFeb 10, 2025