In this post are listed some useful learning resources of the (probably) most popular planar wave basis set ab initio simulation package, VASP. Due to its popularity, there are tones of resources a...

This post is to briefly introduce available methods to compile VASP 5.4 on Ubuntu or Debain OSs. Tested on Debian WSL2, Windows 10 21H2, Jan. 9-21. VASP edition 5.4.1.05Feb16. Currently there are ...

Some useful resources for CRYSTAL learning and usage are listed in this page. All resources listed here are available online free of charge. Those currently not well-maintained ones are marked. Spe...

This post is to illustrate how to computerize the Skywatcher Virtuoso miniDob mount. Assembled and tested in July 2021. Some interesting discussions on the proper way to computerize it can be found...

This page is to briefly summarize the connection and usage of the UK national supercomputing service, ARCHER2. N.B. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED TO DO SO. Please note this page is not an off...

This page is to show how to set up the connection to Imperial cluster for the research computing services (RCS) and its usage. Contents of this page are regularly inspected. N.B. MAKE SURE YOU HAV...

This post is to show how to install and set up a proper Windows subsystem for Linux (WSL). Tested on Windows 10 Home 21H2, Jan. 07, 2022. Updated on Apr. 25, 2023. Resources: https://docs.microsof...