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Building Aluminium Slabs with ASE

Published: 2025-11-16

This comprehensive guide demonstrates how to construct aluminium slab and bulk structures using the Atomic Simulation Environment (ASE) in Python. We explore automated surface generation methods, structural transformations, and best practices for creating simulation-ready geometries in VASP format.

ABINIT Calculations for Silicon

Published: 2025-11-15

This guide presents a series of ABINIT input file examples for silicon calculations, demonstrating various computational workflows including k-point convergence studies, structural optimisation, and band structure calculations. These examples illustrate the effective use of multi-dataset functionality to streamline complex computational tasks in density functional theory.

ABINIT Input Files for Hydrogen Simulations

Published: 2025-11-15

This post provides a look into the structure of an input file for ABINIT, a software package used for calculating the properties of materials. We will break down a multi-dataset input file for a simple Hydrogen system to understand the purpose of various key parameters.

ABINIT Configuration with UDTSET for Hydrogen Simulations

Published: 2025-11-15

This guide examines advanced dataset configuration techniques in ABINIT, demonstrating how the UDTSET feature enables efficient parametric studies and convergence testing through systematic variation of input parameters across multiple datasets in hydrogen molecular and atomic systems.

ABINIT Calculations for Aluminium Systems

Published: 2025-11-15

This article presents a series of sophisticated ABINIT input files demonstrating multi-dataset calculation techniques for aluminium systems, including k-point convergence studies, smearing temperature optimisation, and structural relaxation across diverse crystallographic configurations from bulk FCC to extended slab geometries.

VS Code Native Tabs Support

Published: 2025-11-14

Visual Studio Code offers the capability to merge multiple windows into native system-level tabs, though this feature's availability and implementation vary significantly across different operating systems. Understanding these platform-specific differences can enhance your workflow and help you leverage VS Code's full potential.

RIME Input: A Highly Customisable Typing Solution

Published: 2025-11-13

RIME (Rime Input Method Engine) is a powerful, open-source input method framework that provides users with unprecedented control over their typing experience. Unlike conventional input methods, RIME allows extensive manual configuration, enabling you to customise both the input behaviour and operational habits to suit your specific workflow.

Academic Qualifications in the AI Era

Published: 2025-11-10

Artificial intelligence has fundamentally transformed the scientific landscape, reshaping not only research methodologies but also the epistemological foundations of knowledge creation. This comprehensive literature review examines how academic qualifications are being redefined in the AI era and what competencies researchers need to thrive in the 21st century.