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Ultrafast X-rays reveal how the light-responsive molecular switch azobenzene changes shape

Source: Phys.org · Published 2 Oct 2026, 20:00

Azobenzene is one of the best-known molecules that can be switched between two forms by light. However, the question of how the molecule moves in the first few picoseconds (trillionths of a second)…

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