Monthly Archives: June 2007

jMATLAB

jMATLAB is an Eclispe based interpreter interface to linear algebra libraries. It is based on the notion of MATLAB. It provides MATLAB like scripting language for quick programming. It also provides ability to write toolboxes using java based plug-ins. Interface … Continue reading

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Cool new software

A whole bunch of new software to highlight today: In our Engineering section, we have two new packages: OOFEM is an object oriented, parallel, multiphysics finite element code system for solving mechanical, transport and fluid mechanics problems, and ASCEND is … Continue reading

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massXpert

This massXpert package aims to give mass spectrometrists a software package to simulate and analyze data obtained on linear (bio-)polymers. Users are empowered to define their polymer chemistry at a rather fine detail level. The new polymer chemistry definitions are … Continue reading

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Heat Capacity of Water

It is no secret to my students, family and friends that I’m now completely obsessed by the odd properties of water, including the anomalously high heat capacity. Here’s a neat parlor trick involving this water anomaly that is masterfully explained … Continue reading

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The CP2K project homepage

CP2K is a freely available (GPL) program, written in Fortran 95, to perform atomistic and molecular simulations of solid state, liquid, molecular and biological systems. It provides a general framework for different methods such as e.g. density functional theory (DFT) … Continue reading

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Medium Large is back! Woo hoo!

The fantastic web comic, Medium Large, drawn by Francesco Marciuliano, is back on the web after a long hiatus. At least the first strip, the introduction of Teenage Girl President, has reappeared. For the past six months, without ML, my … Continue reading

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A physics teacher begs for his subject back

I used to think that math and physics education in US secondary schools was worse than in any other industrialized country. Expectations and standards seem to have fallen so low that some of our best students are showing up at … Continue reading

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ASCEND modelling environment

ASCEND is a flexible modelling environment for solving hard engineering and science problems. It offers: an object-oriented model description language for describing your system, an interactive user interface that allows you to solve your model and explore the effect of … Continue reading

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PhyloSort

A Java tool to sort phylogenetic trees by searching for user-specified subtrees that contain a monophyletic group of interest defined by operational taxonomic units. Find PhyloSort at: http://phylosort.sourceforge.net

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Avogadro

Avogadro is an advanced molecular editor designed for cross-platform use in computational chemistry, molecular modeling, bioinformatics, materials science, and related areas. It offers a flexible rendering engine and a powerful plugin architecture. Find Avogadro at: http://avogadro.cc/wiki/Main_Page

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