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

What condition required for coating of Fe3O4@SiO2 by using APTES?

I tried coating Fe3O4@ SiO2 by using APTES in 5% water-ethanol but it is not coated. Kindly suggest a solution for it. Thanks

24 February 2021 5,992 4 View

How to delaminate copper in water-based anodes?

Hello everyone, I'm looking for a way to delaminate copper current collector of water-based anodes in Li-ion batteries without damaging the graphite film. I tried different materials such as HNO3...

24 February 2021 3,785 3 View

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23 February 2021 4,014 3 View

How to improve dissolution of neosome?

I have made neosome from herbal drug. Neosomes are stable. But I face problems in dissolution. I used minimum ratio of 1:1:0.25 ( Drug:span 60: Cholesterol and GMs. Now how can I active better...

17 February 2021 3,584 1 View

What is the best substrate for exfoliating few layers of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) using traditional scotch tape method?

Unlike graphene, it is usually very difficult to exfoliate few layers (~10 nm thick) of hBN on SiO2 substrate due to lip-lip interaction at the edges. Au substrates have been proven very useful...

16 February 2021 2,635 2 View

I want to remove TiO2 and SiO2 coating from surface. any one can help me?

I want to remove TiO2 and SiO2 coating from surface. I think that i should use HCl and MgCl2 and an oxidation agent such as potassium nitrate, but i dont know in which propertion should these...

14 February 2021 300 3 View

How to prepare OH- terminated Si Wafer?

Hi, Folks. I am working on the ALD project to deposit Al2O3 on the Si wafer from TMA and Water. I have struggled with the preparation of OH- terminated Si wafer. I have both Si(1 0 0) and...

08 February 2021 8,792 2 View

Separation of CaO from Al2O3 and SiO2 in a solid waste, does HCl work?

I have an alkaline solid waste which contains the following components: SiO2, Al2O3, and CaO according to the XRF analysis (as it gives the results as oxides). However, I know from the XRD that it...

28 January 2021 9,469 3 View

How can I dissolve Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose powder in Normal Saline solution and water?

I need this solution for my research work. I am facing problem in dissolution of CMC powder

30 December 2020 5,157 2 View

What is the best lubricant and dispersant for SiC abrasive particles ?

I am examining laboratory cases about ZnO Based ceramic Lapping with SiC,Al2O3,CeO2 and SiO2 abrasive particles. but i have no experience about modifying SiC slurry lapping. Also,i use of double...

13 December 2020 4,327 4 View