Why do we need to neutralize the charge of the system by adding ions before we proceed to energy minimization step in GROMACS ?

I am learning MD simulations using GROMACS and while I was doing a protein in water MD simulation a doubt raised. I was following the steps mentioned on the tutorials page and it said The system...

15 February 2021 5,514 4 View

Divergence detected in AMG solver for temperature and species , DEFINE_VR_RATE, Fluent ?

In 2D Model, Reaction in porous Zone, Error occurs on hooking UDF , DEFINE_VR_RATE in Fluent, .The error spikes just after running calculation after 1st iteration. Divergence detected in AMG...

16 November 2020 9,053 3 View

How to verify if a measuring system is working right?

We have 2 machines that test products. Both of these qualify the product to be Good or Bad ( Based on amount of leak ). The final outcome is attribute variable (Good/ Bad) whereas the way we...

16 November 2020 688 7 View

How to create a surface plot and contour? If i have an excel file with X, Y ,Z values of the surface ( Periphery of a tube) and Q (heat flux) value.?

Need to create 3d surface plot. Data I have X, Y ,Z coordinate of the pipe surface and the corresponding Q (heat flux) values at that point. Nearly 222440 data points of a 2m length pipe. Thank you

07 October 2020 9,854 7 View

Initialization in Fluent? Hybrid initialization or Standard initialization ?

Looking towards an incompressible flow (with K-e, turbulence model), with mass flow/velocity inlet and Pressure outlet boundary condition. Which initialization method preferred? How far it can...

05 October 2020 4,742 5 View

Why did it take humanity so long to start writing though we have been speaking for tens of thousands of years ?

They say we were just speaking and not writing anything for tens of thousands of years till a basic form of writing evolved just about ten thousand years back. Why this yawning gap ?

22 September 2020 5,313 7 View

Which is the best software to simulate chemistry of materials in correlation with their mechanical properties ?

ANSYS or ABAQUS donot correlate materials chemistry wirh the observed or simulated mechanical properties. Is there a software that can do this structure to property correlation. ?

22 September 2020 1,171 3 View

Is there any cost-effective, simple and efficient way to analyse and estimate the amount of vitamins in algal samples?

I am currently pursuing my research in Phycology. I'd like to know if there's any simple and cost-effective method to detect and analyze nutrients and vitamins in the algal matter. The experiment...

18 September 2020 4,081 3 View

Which research institutes in India have an algal identification facility?

I am currently pursuing my research in Phycology and planning to conduct a study on microalgae. Is there any place where I can send my samples to be identified? (Preferably in South India) Also,...

17 September 2020 4,440 2 View

How is the co-expressed genes regulatory network plotted? Is there any Bioinformatics tool for the same?

Hi, I am working on molecular validation of co-expressed genes in Rice under moisture stress. I have a list of genes that are co-expressed in three rice varieties, under a particular set of...

12 July 2020 7,494 1 View

Looking for Materials with high thermal expansion coefficient and high temperature resistance?

03 March 2021 8,272 1 View

How the parameters (such as Mw, Chemical bonds, polymer bland and so on) affect the mechanic property of polymer (such as storage, loss modulus) ?

Anyone can recommend any books on such topics? Thanks in advance.

02 March 2021 8,457 2 View

What are anisotropic electrical and optical properties of a semiconductor due to?

In some materials, properties such as band gap, thermal conductivity differ along different crystallographic axes. What are the basics?

01 March 2021 1,923 3 View

Adherance of Polyaniline coating over stainless steel?

Is the electropolymerisation of polyaniline coating over stainless steel (SS) via Cyclic voltammetry technique is really adherant? Else how to improve the adhesion of the coating, whether any...

01 March 2021 8,220 2 View

What are the new 2D nanomaterials were used for Silver nanoparticles stabilization?

In the stabilization of AgNPs are vital in current research interest. However, some of the 2D nano-materials like graphene oxide, MoS2, etc... previously used to stabilize it. But still they shown...

01 March 2021 2,207 3 View

Is there a method of determining feed digestibility without the need to re-pellet the feed?

I am aiming to determine the ADC values of a commercial fish feed, but I do not have a steam pelleter or extruder available to me. Ideally, the pellets could be coated with some inert marker....

28 February 2021 7,967 3 View

1 nm thick MgO thin-film to be deposited on Si wafer using thermal evaporation. What will be the optimum deposition conditions?

Favourable conditions of base pressure, rate of deposition. Also, by which characterisation technique to be used to verify the thickness of the deposited film.

28 February 2021 3,640 3 View

How to immerse bricks in wax ( for coating ) ?

Do we immerse the bricks horizontally or vertically ? #bricks#waterproofingsurface#civil#engeenering#chemicalengineering#wax#parafinwax

28 February 2021 6,685 2 View

For gelatin coating for culturing HUVEC.Should the gelatin be made in sterile water or PBS? Do I need to autoclave the gelatin soln after making it ?

I want to use 0.1% gelatin. Should that be made in PBS or sterile water? Should I autoclave the gelatin soln after making it in water/PBS?

28 February 2021 274 2 View

Why is my platinum counter electrode getting dirty during electrodeposition?

I am conducting anodic electrodeposition of MnO2 onto a stainless steel substrate, using a platinum strip as a counter electrode. This is done galvanostatically, with the current held between 5...

27 February 2021 1,829 3 View