Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/D5SC03702F, Edge Article Sai Shruthi Murali, Aditi Kumar, Damon M. de Clercq, Céline Janiseck, Geoffrey Robert Weal, Isabella Wagner, Kai Chen, Michael P Nielsen, Timothy W Schmidt, Justin Hodgkiss, Paul Hume Molecular photo-switches have significant potential for use in smart materials that can be controlled by light. Photo-switches function due to lowering or complete removal of the barrier to switching in...