Blue light breaks long-standing chemistry rule, unlocking 3D drug building blocks

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What happened

For more than a century, pharmaceutical companies have relied on flat structures called aromatic rings, which can help drugs bind to target sites in the body.

They include benzene rings and other flat, nitrogen-containing rings.

Key facts

  • Reported by Phys.org and published Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:40:01 UTC.

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