Solvation

How water helps the substrate into the enzyme

December 15, 2020
Press Release | Ruhr-Universität Bochum

eyedropper with liquid

When water is present in tiny quantities – much less than in this droplet – it develops special properties. (photo: Roger Ashford, Adobe Stock)

An international research team has investigated water molecules in a tiny cage – and discovered previously unknown properties.

Researchers from Bochum and UC Berkeley have investigated why cages can increase the catalytic...

Charge into Water Triggered by a Quick Light Pulse

May 21, 2023
UC Berkeley, College of Chemistry Press Release

laser laboratory in the ZEMOS research building at Ruhr University Bochum

This study was made possible by the use of a new laser laboratory in the ZEMOS research building at Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), where all external interference signals are minimized. Image Credit: RUB, Marquard

New research from a consortium of Ruhr-Universität Bochum and UC Berkeley scientists has found that a proton can be released...