Experimentally Mapping the Molecular Pathways and Intermolecular Forces that Drive Elasticity in Flexible Crystals Elastically flexible molecular crystals are an emerging class of advanced materials, driving innovation in fields ranging from electronics to medicinal applications. At the fundamental level, bulk mat...

This paper is very cool - might be the coolest result of my career. We bent a flexible crystal, did some low-frequency confocal spectroscopy, and directly visualized intermolecular strain spectroscopically. @urochester.bsky.social @chemrxiv.org #THz #BendyCrystals

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