Category Archives: Science Topics

Note di Meccanica Classica

Posted on October 1, 2018 by

In questo blog vengono derivate alcune equazioni fondamentali della meccanica classica che sono anche alla base del metodo della simulazione di Dinamica Molecolare.

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Modeling Natural Pattens and Forms I: Sunflowers Florets and the Golden Ratio

Posted on July 11, 2018 by

Il girasole piega a occidente e già precipita il giorno nel suo occhio in rovina …  from the poem  “Quasi un madrigale” by Salvatore Quasimodo.

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Physical Chemistry: The Simple Hückel Method

Posted on May 23, 2018 by

The Hückel molecular orbital method is a quantum mechanics approach for calculating the energies of molecular orbitals of π electrons in conjugated hydrocarbon systems, such as ethylene, benzene, and butadiene.

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Awk Programming III: the One-Dimensional Cellular Automaton

Posted on April 25, 2018 by

Cellular automata (CA) is a vast and interesting topic of computer science and mathematics with important applications in many areas of science.

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Modular Assembly of Proteins on Nanoparticles

Posted on April 25, 2018 by

I have recently contributed to a proof of concept study published in the prestigious Nature Communication (doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03931-4) [1]. The study involved collaborations with experimental groups across the University of Lincoln (UoL), University of Molise (Italy) and the Royal Holloway University … Continue reading →

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The Protein Engineering of a controllable Nano-Gate: the FhuA D1– 160 channel

Posted on March 28, 2018 by

The confinement of primeval biochemical compounds by nano compartmentalization made possible the spatial and temporal control and the development possible the most complex chemical process: the life.

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Bioinformatics Tools for Protein Engineering​: The MAP server

Posted on March 23, 2018 by

Mutagenesis Assistant Program (MAP) is a free accessible statistical tool which can be used for the benchmarking of random mutagenesis methods on the protein level. The server is currently hosted at the RTWH Aachen but it can still be accessed … Continue reading →

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