Protein structure controls light harvesting in photosynthetic light algae

量子力学的奇怪现象原本预计不会在生活中发挥直接作用，然而，似乎量子效应在有效捕获阳光进行光合作用方面可能很重要。量子现象出现的条件似乎是由蛋白质的结构决定的。这个项目的目的是将蛋白质结构与海洋藻类捕光蛋白质中量子效应的出现联系起来。了解结构和量子效应之间的联系可以提高我们对自然如何在利用来自太阳的能量方面实现非凡效率的了解。这可能会促进提高太阳能系统效率的新技术。

The strange phenomena of quantum mechanics were not expected to play a direct role in life, however, it appears that quantum effects may be important in the efficient capture of sunlight for photosynthesis. The conditions for the emergence of quantum phenomena appear to be set by the structures of proteins. The aim of this project is to relate protein structure to the emergence of quantum effects in the light harvesting proteins of marine algae. Understanding the link between structure and quantum effects could improve our knowledge of how nature achieves its remarkable efficiency in utilising the energy from the sun. This is likely to foster new technologies that improve the efficiency of solar energy systems.