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Theoretici gebruiken\n\nvergelijkingen en computers om deze bewegingen te simuleren, manipuleren en ontwerpen, om zo nieuwe\n\nmaterialen voor optogenetica en zonnecellen te ontwikkelen.", "summary_en": "Crucial processes in nature, such as photosynthesis and production of vitamin D, are about molecules\n\nreacting to light, with atoms dancing very fast inside molecules. Theoreticians use equations and computers\n\nto simulate, manipulate and design such movements to develop novel molecules and materials for optogenetics, photo-medicine and efficient solar cells.", "award_amount": 800000, "grant_id": "https://doi.org/10.61686/HXSXM40968", "summary_updates": [ { "submission_date": "2022-03-30T17:00:31", "update_en": "How do molecules behave when they are exposed to light? It is all about atoms dancing very fast inside molecules. Theoreticians, use machine learning and artificial intelligent to simulate the fate of molecules reacting to light and design novel molecules for transformative technologies utilising light, e.g photopharmacology, and photoresponsive materials.", "update_nl": "Hoe bewegen moleculen wanneer ze blootgesteld worden aan licht? Dit heeft alles te maken met atomen in moleculen die heel snel dansen. Theoretici gebruiken machine learning en kunstmatige intelligentie om het lot van moleculen in een reactie met licht te simuleren. Bovendien ontwerpen theoretici nieuwe moleculen voor transformatieve technologie die gebruik maakt van licht, zoals bijvoorbeeld fotofarmacologie en lichtgevoelige materialen." }, { "submission_date": "2024-07-31T16:00:06", "update_en": "Light plays a crucial role in our daily lives, such as photosynthesis, production of vitamin D and Circadian rhythm. How do molecules behave when they are exposed to light? It is all about atoms dancing very fast inside molecules. Theoreticians use chemistry/physics/math and computers, to simulate, manipulate and design such movements to develop new photo-active molecules with better properties. We developed simulation software based on hybrid quantum/classical mechanics to simulate the fate of molecules reacting to light and design novel molecules for transformative technologies utilising light, e.g photopharmacology, and photoresponsive materials.", "update_nl": "Licht speelt een cruciale rol in ons dagelijks leven, zoals bij fotosynthese, vitamine D-productie en het circadiaans ritme. Hoe bewegen moleculen wanneer ze blootgesteld worden aan licht? Dit heeft alles te maken met atomen in moleculen die heel snel dansen. Theoretici gebruiken chemie, fysica, wiskunde en computers om deze bewegingen te simuleren en nieuwe fotoactieve moleculen te ontwerpen. Wij hebben simulatiesoftware ontwikkeld op basis van hybride quantum/klassieke mechanica om het gedrag van lichtgevoelige moleculen te simuleren en nieuwe moleculen te ontwerpen voor transformatieve technologie die gebruik maakt van licht, zoals bijvoorbeeld fotofarmacologie en lichtgevoelige materialen." } ], "project_members": [ { "role": "Researcher", "member_id": 516912, "last_name": "Picconi", "degree_pre_nominal": "dr.", "initials": "D.", "first_name": "David", "organisation": "Rijksuniversiteit Groningen", "organisation_id": 7905, "ror": "https://ror.org/012p63287", "active": false }, { "role": "Researcher", "member_id": 516912, "last_name": "Picconi", "degree_pre_nominal": "dr.", "initials": "D.", "first_name": "David", "organisation": "Rijksuniversiteit Groningen||Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE)||Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials||Theoretical Chemistry", "organisation_id": 81162, "ror": "https://ror.org/012p63287", "active": false }, { "role": "Researcher", 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