Collaboration to advance molecular modelling for advanced materials

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Molecular modelling is being used to accelerate the process of developing advanced materials as part of a collaboration between Molydyn, the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre and NEXAM Chemical.

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Molydyn, a Bristol-based software company, wants to simulate commercially relevant polymers using the company’s Atlas web simulation platform.

Molecular modelling allows researchers to test novel materials quickly in a virtual environment, screening out candidates that do not qualify for further study. By doing so, the process saves laboratories time and money by reducing their testing burden, and is a more sustainable method of research with no physical waste.

In a statement, Dr Gary Foster, technical lead for composites at the AMRC, said: “This software package helps to reduce the amount of physical testing by replacing it with computer simulation, thus making it a more sustainable process. The AMRC will use its extensive materials characterisation capabilities to contribute to this project by validating the simulated results from the Atlas platform. It is our expectation that this will speed-up the process of developing new advanced materials for our industrial partners."

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