We are pleased to share that a new perspective article co-authored by Prof. Matthias Thommes has been recently published in JACS Au. The perspective, titled “The Power of Tiny Spaces” (authors: A. Andrieu-Brunsen, O. Azzaroni, H. Binyaminov, A. Danil de Namor, M. Fyta, J. García-Martínez, S. Guldin, S. Howorka, S. Lamotte, S. G. Lemay, B. V. Lotsch, S. Magdassi, K. Nakanishi, C. Plueg, S. Polarz, L. Pozzo, M. Rafti, M. Rehahn, A. G. Roth, C. Sanchez, D. A. Scherlis, G. J. A. A. Soler-Illia, I. Szleifer, K. Tschulik, M. Thommes, E. Toimil-Molares) is an outcome of the Scoping Workshop “Nanoconfinement in Chemistry”.
The perspective highlights nanoconfinement as a unifying principle for programming function and addressing major societal challenges in energy, water, health and sustainability. Drawing inspiration from nature’s remarkable precision in bio-molecular control, it showcases six representative areas in which confined spaces are transforming technology: chromatography, catalysis, nanofluidics, bioinspired pore design, confinement-programmed material states, and data-driven material development.
The perspective is available via https://doi.org/10.1021/jacsau.6c00663