Xin@QuantumChem
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Xin@QuantumChem
@xinquantum.bsky.social
Computational Chemist
@NJ/NYC
Github: https://github.com/XinChenQC
Centuries of human progress led us to uncover The Double Helix. In the end, we realized that all living things share the same codebook.
#science #biology
November 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Yesterday I posted an incorrect comparison. I accidentally copied the TS3 structure into TS1 for UMA and Orb-V3, so the MLIP results for TS1 were wrong. Really sorry about that misleading! In the next post I will share IRC of DFT calculation and wB97M-V/def2-TZVPD results.
#compchem #compchemsky
November 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
A failure case for deep-learning potential: the TS1 geometry is so weird that UMA and Orb-v3 underestimate the barrier by ~15 kcal/mol, likely because it far from the training set. Handling chemical reactions is extremely hard for general deep learning models.
#compchem #compchemsky
November 2, 2025 at 1:40 AM
UMA (small model) is very close to DFT M06-2X. Maybe I can deploy nanoreactors using UMA model for coarse reaction space sampling. This is a reactive trajectory of a compound with 24 Carbon atoms.
#CompChem #ChemChemSky
October 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I'd like to name it as "QM/MM".
August 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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August 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This old theory is revitalized by deep learning. Building accurate kinetic energy functionals (< 0.5 kcal/mol) may be harder than climbing to the top of exchange-correlation Jacob's ladder.🪜
#MachineLearning (ML) for orbital-free density functional theory (OF-DFT) and OF-DFT for ML. Manzhos and coworkers tackle the kinetic energy functional in this new #MachineLearningScienceandTechnology article. #compchem #CompChemSky Read it here: bit.ly/45eGM0f
August 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Cunning ChatGPT bypassing 3D depth analysis, and calling the rdkit function to generate the coordinate of an Ibuprofen. Grok3 just failed this test and misrecognized it as glucose, as expected.
July 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Boltz2 can be run on a $430 RTX5060 Ti (16G) card, although it's much slower than ~$30,000 H100 (RTX 5060 Ti: 1min 47s, H100: 18s), but it doesn't matter, because the cold-start time is about 1 minute for both cards.
#CompChemSky #CompChem #GPU
July 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Kvass and Khinkali
July 14, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This is creepy, but lots of fun. Gemini Veo has a perception of spatial depth and can rotate the molecules.
Inspired by www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDyt...
#compchem #compchemsky
July 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I ran a benchmark on a protein with ~3450 atoms. AIMnet2 takes 4.6 seconds, and UMA(small) takes 7.9 seconds. CUDA 12.4 on a Tesla T4. Additionally, the AIMnet2 checkpoint file is only 11.1 MB. The testing notebook link is shared.
#compchemsky #compchem

colab.research.google.com/drive/1g1PiW...
Google Colab
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July 9, 2025 at 6:23 AM
This is a very interesting package. I will try this on colab notebook.
Wrote a bit of code to quickly analyse vibrational modes from QM calculations! #compchem
github.com/aligfellow/v...
Returns a list of internal coordinates associated with the vibrational mode, can be used from command line on xyz trjfiles or orca or gaussian outputs etc.
GitHub - aligfellow/vib_analysis: Quick analysis of xyz vibrational mode trajectory
Quick analysis of xyz vibrational mode trajectory. Contribute to aligfellow/vib_analysis development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
July 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
UMA (uma-sm) combined with NEB successfully locates the transition state and path for a Ni-catalyzed reaction. UMA prediction lies between two DFT functional, and the transition state closely matches the result from a literature: www.nature.com/articles/nat...

#compchemsky #chemsky #compchem
July 4, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The relationship between Ki and IC₅₀ is described by the Cheng–Prusoff equation. And William L. Jorgensen et al. did an effective calculation for predicting potency in his paper during pandemic.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
June 27, 2025 at 3:28 AM
June 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Reposted by Xin@QuantumChem
2nd virtual lecture in the DFT&Application series starts today at 1500hrs CET (in 15 minutes!). Topics are Hartree Fock, SCF, and their connection to DFT.

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June 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Reposted by Xin@QuantumChem
Hey Jan, I just completed UMA benchmark tests on large molecules (biomolecules, macrocycles, and more): quantabricks.substack.com/p/uma-testin... In short, when atoms number below 700, uma is more expensive. Otherwise, GFN2-xTB is more expensive
#compchem #CompChemSky
June 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
An interesting opportunity to help the horseshoe crab (more closely related to spiders). gothamist.com/news/new-yor...
New York beaches are dating hot spots for horseshoe crabs
Beneath a full moon in Jamaica Bay, horseshoe crab love was in the air.
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June 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Surprisingly, the UMA (by meta) model captures the bond-breaking process in the carbon nanotube stretching test, similar to GFN2-xTB. I hadn't expected deep learning models to extrapolate over bond lengths.
#compchemsky #chemsky
June 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It's a great time to participate in the horseshoe crab protection activity (helped with counting and tagging). I had only heard stories about the blue blood legend in evolution before, but this time I saw it with my own eyes.

#aquatic #science #NYC #drug
May 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
May 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Interesting results for physical model, average RMSD<5A meaning that the ligands are plugged into the correct docking pocket. Unlike the AI methods, the charge models, protein ionization state or hydrated docking should be considered. This competition is also hosted by @asapdiscovery.bsky.social
As a person without CADD knowledge, I participated in the @polarishub.io ligand pose challenge. And use ChemOrchestra platform to achieve a 17.39% hit rate (RMSD < 2Å) with an average RMSD of 4.94Å. #CompChemSky #DrugDiscovery#VirtualScreening#ComputationalChemistry #MedChem #CADD #AIDD
March 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
It's suitable for building AI agents.
Godot 4.4 launched last week to a great reception!

We’re now preparing 4.4.1 to address regressions and ensure a smooth upgrade for all users. Help us test the release candidate and report any issues you encounter.

godotengine.org/article/rele...
Release candidate: Godot 4.4.1 RC 1 – Godot Engine
Godot 4.4 was released 10 days ago, and as is customary with such major feature updates, we have a late harvest of regression fixes to offer!
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March 15, 2025 at 6:00 AM