Phys.org

Measuring how molecules communicate: New method quantifies partial charges

An international research team led by the University of Vienna has succeeded in developing a new method to directly measure partial charges in molecules. The results, now published in Nature, provide ...
Nature

Driving forces in the assembly of lipid nanoparticles containing mRNA revealed by molecular dynamics simulations at acidic and physiological pH

This study utilized all-atom molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to investigate the interactions and driving forces involved in the formation of mRNA-containing lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) at acidic pH ...
Nature

Origin of the intermolecular forces that produce donor–acceptor stacks in π-conjugated charge-transfer complexes

The attraction between π-conjugated planar electron donor and acceptor molecules that form many stable charge-transfer (CT) complexes has been explained by quantum chemical CT interactions, although ...
Phys.org

Computational method can calculate forces between large molecules with unprecedented accuracy

A puzzle in theoretical chemistry has been solved at TU Wien: A new computational method now makes it possible to calculate the forces between large molecules with unprecedented accuracy. Why can ...
Nanowerk

Surface Force Apparatus (SFA): Measuring Intermolecular Forces at the Nanoscale

What is a Surface Force Apparatus (SFA)? The Surface Force Apparatus (SFA) is a highly sensitive scientific instrument used to measure the forces between two surfaces at the nanoscale. It allows ...