BACKGROUND Conformational changes are essential for the correct functioning of
biological macromolecules. Time-resolved x-ray crystallography extends an extremely …

Organic molecules as well as metal complexes may exist as several geometric isomers1
which display distinct physical properties and chemical reactivities. A molecule containing …

The development of femtosecond lasers brought entirely new possibilities into the practice of
timeresolved spectroscopy, for both UV-vis and IR-Raman spectroscopies. In addition, it has …

In quantum mechanochemistry, quantum chemical methods are used to describe molecules
under the influence of an external force. The calculation of geometries, energies, transition …

The second edition of this best-selling handbook is bigger, more comprehensive, and now
completely current. In addition to thorough updates to the discussions featured in the first …

Time-resolved x-ray diffraction with picosecond temporal resolution is used to observe
scattering from impulsively generated coherent acoustic phonons in laser-excited InSb …

Understanding the behaviour of the dielectric constant in ferroelectric thin films remains a
challenging problem. These ferroelectric materials have high static dielectric constants, and …

To understand how signaling proteins function, it is crucial to know the time-ordered
sequence of events that lead to the signaling state. We recently developed on the BioCARS …

The determination of the structure of transient molecules, such as photoexcited states, in
disordered media (such as in solution) usually requires methods with high temporal …

The structural dynamics of a molecule are determined by the underlying potential energy
landscape. Conical intersections are funnels connecting otherwise separate potential …