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Abstract
The 2026 Chemistry Nobel Prize celebrates how molecular handedness can be created and amplified. From a materials perspective, the award invites a wider question: can chiral crystal faces, pores, and minerals provide the asymmetric stage on which chemistry first learns to choose left from right?
期刊介绍:
Matter, a monthly journal affiliated with Cell, spans the broad field of materials science from nano to macro levels,covering fundamentals to applications. Embracing groundbreaking technologies,it includes full-length research articles,reviews, perspectives,previews, opinions, personnel stories, and general editorial content.
Matter aims to be the primary resource for researchers in academia and industry, inspiring the next generation of materials scientists.