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Laser-Driven Control of Bond-Breaking
Post, September 3, 2026 • Controlling the course of a chemical reaction by mode-selective laser excitation is typically thwarted by the rapid delocalization of the energy, especially in large molecules. CRF researchers Tim Zwier, Kendrew Au, Chin Lee, and Kyung-Chul Woo, together with colleagues from Purdue University, University of Nevada, Reno, and Fairfield University, discovered a...

Neighboring Groups can turn Quantum Tunneling On and Off
Post, May 6, 2026 • Tim Zwier, Judit Zádor and Blair Welsh from the CRF, with colleagues Sven Herbers from the Université Paris Est and Edwin L Sibert III from University of Wisconsin Madison, published a paper on "Methyl Rotor State-Dependent Quenching of OH Tunneling in 2,6-Dimethylphenol" in "The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters". Tunneling...