Ultrafast processes in light-absorbing proteins have been implicated in the primary step in
the light-to-energy conversion and the initialization of photoresponsive biological functions …

Evolution has ensured that plants and animals have developed effective protection
mechanisms against the potentially harmful effects of incident ultraviolet radiation (UVR) …

In this report, we summarize and describe the recent unique updates and additions to the
Molcas quantum chemistry program suite as contained in release version 8. These updates …

The understanding of how the rhodopsin sequence can be modified to exactly modulate the
spectroscopic properties of its retinal chromophore, is a prerequisite for the rational design …

Green fluorescent proteins (GFPs) have become indispensable imaging and optogenetic
tools. Their absorption and emission properties can be optimized for specific applications …

Harvesting energy and converting it into mechanical motion forms the basis for both natural
and artificial molecular motors. Overcrowded alkene-based light-driven rotary motors are …

Two new light-driven molecular rotary motors based on the N-alkylated indanylidene
benzopyrrole frameworks are proposed and studied using quantum chemical calculations …

XUV photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is a powerful method for investigating the electronic
structures of molecules. However, the correct interpretation of results in the condensed …

Recent developments in computational chemistry offer an attractive opportunity to design
new photosensitizers with suitable properties. A number of theoretical techniques can be …

A molecular motor potentially performing a continuous unidirectional rotation is studied by a
multidisciplinary approach including organic synthesis, transient spectroscopy and excited …