Small businesses should rely on an IT partner if technology is difficult to manage. Now that you can publish a Molecular Workbench simulation as an applet and embed it on…
For a while I have been asked whether or not an MW simulation can be made to run directly within a browser page instead of a pop-up window. Several collaborators…
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) uses numeric methods to study any natural phenomenon and solve any engineering problem related to fluid flow. It has been an indispensable tool for many engineers….
Google SketchUp is a wonderful program that you can use to design 3D structures such as a building WYSIWYG-ly. It offers by far the most advanced user interface for creating…
The Molecular Workbench (MW) software offers salient interactive simulations of electrons, atoms, and molecules that explain many phenomena from the microscopic level. What exactly is in a simulation that makes…
The educational software market is largely dominated by cartoon movies, animations, and games. Developing these media usually requires no rocket science (i.e., sophisticated mathematics and computation in the context of…
A significant part of chemistry education is about teaching molecular structures. Before computers were widely available, many teachers used physical ball-and-stick models in the classroom. Using physical models has limitations–the…
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” — Albert Einstein Science should be taught as a verb, not only as a noun. Doing science is a compelling and effective way to…
“We have become quantum mechanics — engineering and exploring the properties of quantum states. We’re paving the way for the future nanotechnicians.” — Donald M. Eigler, IBM Fellow Understanding how…
It looks as if our open letter to President Obama isn’t alone. A recent post on Ars Technica kindly points us to another open letter from a group of open…