The structure and function of biomolecules are strongly influenced by their hydration shells.
Structural fluctuations and molecular excitations of hydrating water molecules cover a broad …

The time dependent response of a polar solvent to a changing charge distribution is studied
in solvation dynamics. The change in the energy of the solute is measured by a time domain …

Atomistic molecular dynamics simulations are used to investigate the mechanism by which
the antifreeze protein from the spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana, binds to ice …

The advent of laser-based sources of ultrafast infrared pulses has extended the study of very
fast molecular dynamics to the observation of processes manifested through their effects on …

Obtaining freshwater and important minerals from seawater with solar power facilitates the
sustainable development of human society. Hydrogels have demonstrated great solar …

The reorientation and hydrogen-bond dynamics of water molecules within the hydration
shell of a B-DNA dodecamer, which are of interest for many of its biochemical functions, are …

This paper presents an overview of recent experiments and theoretical developments aimed
at using vibrational spectroscopy to understand the structure and dynamics of nitrile-labeled …

Nucleic acids are polyanionic molecules that were historically considered to be solely
surrounded by a shell of water molecules and a neutralizing cloud of monovalent and …

Biochemical processes occur mainly in aqueous environments, where interactions with
water molecules play a key role for both the structure and function of biomolecules …

Proteins function close to native and near-native conformations. These states are
evolutionarily selected to ensure the effect of mutations is minimized. The structural …