Ultrahigh resolution crystallography and ultrafast laser spectroscopy to uncover the evolution and mechanisms of a unique algal light harvesting system

超高分辨率晶体学和超快激光光谱学揭示独特藻类光捕获系统的演变和机制

• 批准号: DP0881251
• 负责人: Prof Paul Curmi
• 金额: $ 19.73万
• 依托单位: The University of New South Wales
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2008-04-01 至 2011-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP0881251
• 关键词: Ultrahigh; resolution; crystallography; ultrafast; laser

The results of our research will provide the first comprehensive understanding of a biological light harvesting system at high temporal, energetic and spatial resolution. This will allow us to understand how nature has evolved highly efficient strategies for trapping light. The benefits of this work include spawning ideas as to how to improve current technologies for enhancing optoelectronic devices and solar collectors. Protein systems are by nature nanotechnology. The understanding gained through probing a natural nanosystem will enhance our understanding of how human designed nanophotonic systems will behave.

我们的研究结果将首次提供对高时间、能量和空间分辨率的生物光收集系统的全面了解。这将使我们了解大自然是如何进化出高效的捕光策略的。这项工作的好处包括产生关于如何改进现有技术以增强光电器件和太阳能收集器的想法。蛋白质系统本质上是纳米技术。通过探索自然纳米系统获得的理解将增强我们对人类设计的纳米光子系统如何运作的理解。