Virtual labs

93 experiments

Run chemistry experiments in 3D: change the conditions, watch what happens, and read the numbers behind it.

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Inorganic chemistry (1)

Growing a crystal: lattice stacking and vacanciesStack CsCl-type unit cells one by one, then remove ions at random to see how vacancies break perfect periodicity.Advanced18 min

Organic chemistry (1)

Diels–Alder: six electrons in one ringFollow the concerted [4+2] cycloaddition of butadiene and ethylene, inspect the endo rule, and run the retro reaction backwards.Advanced18 min

Physical chemistry (1)

Adsorption sites and the Langmuir isothermInspect the periodic potential wells on a solid surface — the adsorption sites — and connect their finite number to the saturation shape of the Langmuir isotherm.Advanced15 min

Theoretical and computational chemistry (2)

The periodic table as a data landscapeRender periodic properties — atomic radius, electronegativity, ionisation energy — as 3D terrain and practise spotting the periodic trends a machine-learning model would have to learn.Advanced15 min A potential energy surface: minima, saddle, reaction pathExplore a computed-style surface with two wells joined by a saddle point, follow the minimum-energy path and connect it to the activation energy of transition-state theory.Advanced25 min

Biochemistry and biomedical chemistry (1)

Docking a ligand into a protein pocketSteer a small molecule into a model binding pocket with the ξ slider and watch which contacts must line up for binding — the geometric heart of structure-based drug design.Advanced30 min

Materials chemistry (1)

Surface traps in a perovskite solar filmExplore a model perovskite crystallite layer by layer: count the under-coordinated surface sites that act as recombination traps and understand why passivation raises cell efficiency.Advanced30 min

Polymer chemistry (1)

Cross-linking PVA: from a liquid chain to a gelAdd cross-links to a flexible PVA-like chain and picture the transition from freely flowing polymer to an elastic network.Advanced15 min

Nuclear and radiochemistry (1)

Synthesising element 118 one atom at a timeWalk a superheavy ion through the whole facility — source, accelerator, target, separator, detector — and see why discovering a new element takes weeks of beam for a handful of atoms.Advanced25 min

Environmental, green and energy chemistry (1)

The ozone layer as a UV shieldCompare solar UV at the top of the atmosphere and at the ground, then read the ozone absorption cross-section.Advanced20 min

Emerging interdisciplinary directions (2)

Two rings, one mechanical bond: a catenaneRotate a [2]catenane — two macrocycles linked like chain links with no covalent bond between them — and see how chemists turn that mechanical freedom into molecular motors.Advanced30 min Splitting water with light: TiO₂ photocatalysisIlluminate a TiO₂ film in water with UV and watch electrons and holes make H₂ and O₂ — artificial photosynthesis.Advanced20 min

Virtual experiment: a simplified model to build intuition. It does not replace real lab work or safety training; never repeat chemistry at home without supervision.