In the world of tiny particles, scientists have been playing with big ideas. They have created some amazing new materials by stretching out molecules in a special way. These materials have some incredible properties that could change the way we use technology. First, let's talk about what makes these materials so special. They are made up of long chains of atoms tha...

New fluorescent dyes have been brewing excitement in the science community. . What's so exciting you ask? The colorful compounds have push-pull topology. This means they are designed with different charges at either end. To top it off, these dyes have a special feature: a charge-transfer (CT) excited state that sits low in their electronic structure. But there's m...