Photosynthesis is a highly optimized process from which valuable lessons can be learned
about the operating principles in nature. Its primary steps involve energy transport operating …

The process of photosynthesis is initiated by the capture of sunlight by a network of light-
absorbing molecules (chromophores), which are also responsible for the subsequent …

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 …

Figures showing species and properties relevant to non-photochemical quenching
studies.(a) Filamentous planktonic cyanobacteria Dolichospermum crassum and D. flos …

Photosystem II (PSII) is an integral part of the photosynthesis machinery, in which several
light-harvesting complexes rely on inter-complex excitonic energy transfer (EET) processes …

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 …

Conspectus Oxygenic photosynthesis is the fundamental energy-converting process that
utilizes sunlight to generate molecular oxygen and the organic compounds that sustain life …

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

Photosystem II (PSII) is a light-driven protein, involved in the primary reactions of
photosynthesis. In plant photosynthetic membranes PSII forms large multisubunit …

The photosystem II core complex is the water: plastoquinone oxidoreductase of oxygenic
photosynthesis situated in the thylakoid membrane of cyanobacteria, algae and plants. It …