When creating presentations or educational content about molecular structures, researchers and educators face a recurring challenge: how to progressively guide the viewer’s focus without overwhelming them visually. Showing every part of a molecule at once—especially complex biomolecules like proteins or…

When presenting molecular models, the way you move the camera can deeply impact how clearly your message gets across. In SAMSON, the Orbit camera animation can help you create smooth, circular camera movements around molecular structures. This is particularly useful…

When working on molecular simulations, it’s common to reach the Energy Minimization (EM) phase and wonder: did it actually work? While tools like SAMSON’s GROMACS Wizard streamline Energy Minimization, interpreting the outcome is still a step many modelers find ambiguous.…

Running molecular simulations in the cloud can save time and unlock access to high-performance computing hardware. But once a job is launched, how do you keep an eye on progress, review results, or even just organize your projects? That’s where…

Visualizing molecular trajectories is a key aspect of understanding conformational changes, reaction mechanisms, docking paths, and other molecular phenomena. However, presenting trajectory data in a clear and synchronized manner can be time-consuming, especially when working with complex molecular systems. SAMSON,…

When working on molecular design, seeing is more than believing — it’s sometimes the only way to fully grasp what’s happening inside nanosystems. But for many researchers and students, figuring out how to effectively visualize structural components can be time-consuming…

One of the surprisingly frustrating moments in molecular modeling comes when you’re trying to intuitively edit a geometry — say, nudge an atom — and your software either resists or breaks the whole system. Traditional modeling tools often require repeated…

Before running a molecular dynamics simulation, equilibration is a critical step to prepare your system properly. But here’s the catch: many users—whether beginners or advanced—often spend unnecessary time managing input files and parameters for NVT equilibration. If you’re using the…

For molecular modelers exploring nanostructures, building carbon nanotube (CNT) models can often feel like a tedious and highly technical process. Whether you’re designing drug delivery systems, studying electronic properties, or simulating mechanical behavior at the nanoscale, getting the structure right…

When presenting molecular structures and mechanisms, clarity in camera movement can be the difference between a confusing animation and an insightful one. Molecular modelers often need to emphasize vertical changes—such as interactions across layers in a membrane protein or shifts…