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  1. This technique captures and maps the complete three-dimensional wavefunctions, or molecular orbitals, of a nanometer-sized organic molecule. It provides a visual mathematical map of an electron's probability distribution regarding its specific position and momentum.
    #QuantumMechanics #MolecularPhysics #PhysicalChemistry #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2026/08/qs08042601.

  2. Why does water have such an unusually high surface tension?

    This study links the effect to molecular-scale interactions and hydrogen-bond dynamics, offering new insight into one of water’s most fundamental properties.

    🔗 pubs.aip.org/aip/pof/article-a

    #SurfaceTension #Water #MolecularPhysics #FluidDynamics #interfaces

  3. Researchers are utilizing precision measurements of barium monofluoride (BaF) molecules to explore unmapped interactions between electrons and atomic nuclei, yielding new constraints on particles that may constitute dark matter.
    #ParticlePhysics #MolecularPhysics #Astrophysics #DarkMatter #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2026/05/phy05112601

  4. Molecular Physics Early Career Researcher Prize 2024 — the official profile article is now out! 🎉

    The awarded paper focused on advanced quantum-chemical calculations for predicting bond lengths and vibrational frequencies — well outside my primary field of medicinal chemistry. I’m grateful this work has been recognised internationally. 💪

    🔗 Profile: lnkd.in/dMWYe3qD
    🔗 Paper: lnkd.in/eqPFKjQr
    #MolecularPhysics #QuantumChemistry #EarlyCareerResearcher