Research
Programming golden triple helices
Nature · By Chenjie Zeng ·
The Brief
- Researchers report homochiral triple helices, a chiral helical superstructure design, published in Nature Chemistry on 10 November 2026.
- Chiral helical superstructures can control photon polarization and electron spin but have been hard to build from inorganic materials, according to the source abstract.
- The source abstract describes the work as a new way to construct these structures; details beyond the abstract were not provided.
Why it matters
Chiral helical structures that manipulate photon polarization and electron spin could inform optical and spin-based devices, and the reported route to building them from inorganic materials addresses a stated construction challenge.
Who’s affected
- chemists working on chiral materials and supramolecular assembly
- researchers in photonics and spintronics
- #chirality
- #helical structures
- #photon polarization
- #materials chemistry
- #spin
Nature Chemistry, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41557-026-02304-5 Chiral helical superstructures provide a platform to control photon polarization and electron spin, yet they are challenging to construct using inorganic materials. Now, homochiral triple helices…
Timeline
Research published online in Nature Chemistry (doi:10.1038/s41557-026-02304-5)
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Programming golden triple helices