Photosynthesis is the natural process that converts solar photons into energy-rich products
that are needed to drive the biochemistry of life. Two ultrafast processes form the basis of …

Plant growth and resilience require balancing an inherently oxidative metabolism with
powerful antioxidant systems that help maintain homeostasis. When the environment …

Oxygenic photosynthesis forms the basis of aerobic life on earth by converting light energy
into biologically useful chemical energy and by splitting water to generate molecular oxygen …

The design of optimal light-harvesting (supra) molecular systems and materials is one of the
most challenging frontiers of science. Theoretical methods and computational models play a …

Quantum mechanics provides the most accurate microscopic description of the world around
us, yet the interface between quantum mechanics and biology is only now being explored …

Oxygenic photosynthesis is indispensable both for the development and maintenance of life
on earth by converting light energy into chemical energy and by producing molecular …

Our current understanding of the PSII reaction centre owes a great deal to comparisons to
the simpler and better understood, purple bacterial reaction centre. Here we provide an …

Finding the ideal conditions satisfying multiple pre-defined targets simultaneously is a
challenging decision-making process, which impacts science, engineering, and economics …

This work brings together quantum theory and spectroscopy to convey excitation processes
to advanced students and specialists wishing to conduct research and understand the entire …

Photosystem II (PSII) is a multisubunit pigment–protein complex that uses light-induced
charge separation to power oxygenic photosynthesis. Its reaction center chromophores …