Carbon Nanotube-Fu

• This video is the result of a simulation designed to test various distributed computing mechanisms. While just a test, it's still an interesting simulation to watch. Three carbon nanotubes are anchored at their ends, and a diamondoid carbon "knife" is pushed down on the nanotubes with a 5 nanonewton force. Will the knife cut through the nanotubes? Watch the video for some nanotube-fu.
• The system comprises ~20,000 atoms and runs for 5.5 picoseconds of simulation time
• Physical Interaction Plugins: AIREBO
• All the configuration and molecular structure files used for this simulation are here.

Cytosine-Guanine Hydrogen Bonding

• The video shows the hydrogen bonding of a DNA base-pair: cytosine and guanine. The cytosine molecule is briefly pushed towards the guanine molecule to give it some momentum in the right direction.
• Physical Interaction Plugins: MPQC_SClib

Electrostatic Potential of 5,5 Carbon Nanotube

• The video shows a (5,5) carbon nanotube being pulled through a special plane that shows the electrostatic potential of everything near a bounded region of the plane. Positive electrostatic potential is shown as red, and negative as blue. An explanation of the video is given here.
• Physical Interaction Plugins: MPQC_SClib, REBO_MBM

Mechanosynthesis of Diamond

• Two hydrogen abstractions followed by two carbon dimer depositions. An explanation of the simulation is given here.
• 33 pico seconds of time shown in 45 seconds of real time
• Physical Interaction Plugins: REBO_MBM

Carbon Nanotube Vibration

• The base of a carbon nanotube (5,5) is vibrated at 3 PHz
• 100 femto seconds of vibration shown
• Physical Interaction Plugins: REBO_MBM

Liquid Water

• Approximately two and a half nanometers per side
• Two and a half pico seconds of time shown in ten seconds of real time
• Physical Interaction Plugins: Rigid Molecule

• Approximately five nanometers per side
• Three pico seconds of time shown in ten seconds of real time
• Physical Interaction Plugins: Lennard-Jones Potential