Electronic structure methods aim to accurately describe the behaviour of the electrons in molecules and materials. To be applicable to arbitrary systems, these methods cannot depend on observations of specific chemical phenomena and ...

The biology of modern life predicts the existence of an ancient RNA world. A phase of evolution in which organisms utilized RNA as a genetic material and a catalyst. However, the existence of an RNA organism necessita...

In this thesis, I investigate the link between A-movement and online processing in eye-tracking and self-paced reading (SPR). A-movement refers to movement of an element to an argument position, where an element may be base-gen...

Silicones elastomers are widely used all over the world due to their unusual properties when compared to their carbon-based counterparts. Synthetic methods for their synthesis are still quite limited and the traditional silicone pro...