Next-Generation Molecular Workbench

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Articles & Research

Read up on Molecular Workbench and how it's being used in the academic world.

What Is MW?

MW is powerful software that provides visual, interactive computational experiments for teaching and learning science. Over the past decade, we've developed our Classic MW into one of the most amazing tools for science teaching and learning.

Now in the Browser

We think Molecular Workbench deserves to thrive, reaching as many learners as humanly possible on pocket devices, computers, or whatever's available. So we're building the next-generation MW to capture the amazing power and flexibility of modern Web browsers.

Learn More

Plenty of exciting developments are still to come on this page. We're videotaping a behind-the-scenes tour of what's happening. So follow our blog, tweets, Facebook and Google+ posts, and subscribe to learn more. And, developers, check us out on Github.

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Questions? Comments? You can reach us at nextgenmw@concord.org.

From the Blog

More things, more people, more easily
Have you seen the latest Next-Generation MW interactives? We've taken the physics-based interactive simulations and made them better. The Next-Generation Molecular Workbench is accessible to anyone with a browser and works on multiple devices (desktops, laptops, tablets and phones).

Share and embed—easily!
One of the key features of our Next-Generation Molecular Workbench is the ability to easily share and embed interactives in blog posts, learning management systems, emails and more—wherever you can paste a weblink or HTML code. Just two simple steps will have you sharing your favorite interactives with all your friends and colleagues in no time flat!

Modeling Physical Behavior with an Atomic Engine
Our Next-Generation Molecular Workbench (MW) software usually models molecular dynamics—from states of matter and phase changes to diffusion and gas laws. Recently, we adapted the Molecular Dynamics 2D engine to model macroscale physics mechanics as well, including pendulums and springs.

Classic MW

Classic MW is alive and well, with hundreds of free models you can use right now. These can be used as-is, but there are also hundreds of classroom-tested learning activities based on MW for all levels of science and engineering. See mw.concord.org/modeler and workbench.concord.org/database