IMAKS Lab

• Full-color processible afterglow organic small molecular glass
• Photoexcited nitroarene-enabled carbon chain-elongated oxidation of alkenes via tandem oxidative cleavage and dipolar cycloaddition
• Selective radical-type perfluoro-tert-butylation of unsaturated compounds with a stable and scalable reagent
• Charting electronic-state manifolds across molecules with multi-state learning and gap-driven dynamics via efficient and robust active learning
• Author Correction: Structure-property relationships of photofunctional diiridium(II) complexes with tetracationic charge and an unsupported Ir–Ir bond

• Theoretical model provides fresh route to more efficient cooling using light and heat
  As climate change and growing energy demands strain global systems, scientists are increasingly turning to passive cooling technologies—ways to cool objects or spaces without using electricity. One promising method is radiative cooling, which works by reflecting sunlight and releasing heat in the form of infrared radiation into space. But despite its potential, this method is […]
• Optical technique detects ultra-weak atomic motion in crystals with high precision
  A team of researchers from TU Dortmund University, the University of Paderborn, and the University of Nottingham has developed a new optical method to detect ultra-weak atomic motion. Their experiment performed in Dortmund has demonstrated unprecedented sensitivity of the detection of atomic motion in crystals by exploiting light interference.

• Log in to your computer with a secret message encoded in a molecule
• Bismuth's mask uncovered: Implications for quantum computing and spintronics materials
• A novel hybrid charge transfer crystal with reversible color-changing property
• Researchers develop new metallic materials using data-driven frameworks and explainable AI
• Following the folds — with quantum technology

• New nanoparticle could make cancer treatment safer, more effective
  May 14, 2025
  Scientists have created a new nanoparticle that could make ultrasound-based cancer treatments more effective and safer, while also helping prevent tumors from coming back. To make the therapy even more powerful, the scientists also attached a potent chemotherapy drug to the peptide on the nanoparticle's surface. The ultrasound physically destroys the tumor, and the drug […]

Remember this annoying color change when you look at your screen at different angles? Professor So group at NCSU Materials Science and Engineering department offers a solution. The article is published in The Journal of the Society for Information Display (https://doi.org/10.1002/jsid.792)

The power has been restored. All IMAKS instruments are up and running. Good luck with your experiments.

All power will be down on NCSU Centennial campus starting at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 2 . The crews will connect power lines to newly constructed buildings. As a result, all instruments have to be powered down and unplugged from wall outlets.

The facilities were planning to do work on secondary power lines (emergency lights, signs, and such). Accidentally, this morning they switched off the HVAC system and lab hoods. As a result, the lab got hot beyond the operating range of ultrafast lasers. facilities have been contacted. The temperature is getting to normal now. We anticipate we can start running experiments around 11 a.m.

to Chris Papa, Anh Thy Bui, and Phil Castellano on their article published in Nature Communications (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10260-7)