Long modeling sessions, late-night analysis, or extended scripting in SAMSON can take a toll on your eyes—especially in brightly-lit interface environments. Many molecular modelers have found themselves squinting at atomistic details under stark white UIs. Thankfully, SAMSON provides a simple…

If you’re using umbrella sampling in GROMACS to estimate free energy profiles, you probably already know how time-consuming the simulations can be. What’s even more frustrating is the uncertainty: did the sampling fully cover the reaction coordinate space? Were there…

Molecular dynamics simulations often require finer control over system components for applying specific actions like restraints, pulling, or analysis. In GROMACS, this is handled through index groups. While GROMACS automatically creates standard groups (like protein, water, ions), there are many…

When you’re exploring structure-activity relationships or looking to modify chemical structures to improve binding affinity, identifying reactive or modifiable sites is often one of the first steps. But this task—searching and highlighting specific substructures—can be repetitive and error-prone, especially when…

Visualizing complex molecular systems requires precision, clarity, and often, multiple points of view. If you’ve ever struggled with navigating different scenes or perspectives within the same molecular model, you’re not alone. Many researchers and modelers face the challenge of switching…

One of the most frequent and frustrating roadblocks in molecular dynamics simulations is getting the input right. Whether you’re a graduate student running your first simulation or a seasoned researcher working on a complex biomolecular system, mistakes in selecting input…

Running molecular dynamics (MD) simulations can often be a resource-intensive task. For molecular modelers working on large systems or simulations that need to run for extended periods of time, local computational resources quickly become a bottleneck. But what if launching…

Molecular modelers frequently prepare visual presentations to communicate structural or dynamic insights. But one common challenge when moving between slides or animation segments is preserving visual coherence and engagement—especially when transitioning between different molecular contexts, experimental conditions, or conceptual stages.…