The membrane protein bacteriorhodopsin is a proton pump, in which proton transport is initiated by the light-induced isomerization of the chromophore retinal. The molecular quantum states involved in ...

For your eyes to read these words, they need to detect light. When light hits your retina, it initiates a cascade of signals and changes that connect your eye to the brain. A team of researchers in ...

Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy (MBI) The membrane protein bacteriorhodopsin is a proton pump, in which proton transport is initiated by the light-induced ...