New Cost-Effective Instrument Measures Molecular Dynamics on a Picosecond Timescale
Tuesday, July 17, 2018 - 10:31
in Physics & Chemistry
Studying the photochemistry has shown that ultraviolet radiation can set off harmful chemical reactions in the human body and, alternatively, can provide "photo-protection" by dispersing extra energy. To better understand the dynamics of these photochemical processes, a group of scientists irradiated the RNA base uracil with ultraviolet light and documented its behavior on a picosecond timescale. They discuss their work this week in The Journal of Chemical Physics.