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Poland’s National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) recently highlighted the country’s improvement in winning funding from the EU’s Horizon Europe programme compared to its success during the previous programme, Horizon 2020. Overall, there was an 88.64% increase in funding for Polish participants for the first 258 calls under Horizon Europe, compared to the same period under Horizon 2020.

Researchers Observe Picosecond Charge Transfer in Peptides Written by AZoMApr 15 2021 The transfer of electrons between molecules forms the basis of biological energy flows, for example, in photosynthesis and respiration. The extended peptide (top) does not mediate charge transfer (detectable charge transfer). The folded peptide (bottom) mediates picosecond charge transfer along the hydrogen bonds between the donor and the acceptor (the hydrogen bonds are indicated with thin red dotted lines). ...

 E-Mail Biological energy flows, such as in photosynthesis and respiration, depend on the transfer of electrons from one molecule to another. Despite its importance to sustaining life, factors governing the rate of electron transfer, especially over long distances, are not well understood because the systems that mediate such ultrafast processes are very complex. A better understanding of electron transfer rates would help scientists improve chemical transformations, energy conversion, electro...