Advances in understanding the nature of the chemical bond are featured in this special issue of The Journal of Chemical Physics.

A combined experimental and computational approach showed that the hydration shell of hydroxide has a four-coordinate binding.

A combined experimental and modeling study shows that electronic interactions direct how a metal-organic framework grows.

A new approach broadens the reach of quantum computers to previously challenging systems.

HiSVSIM enables large-scale quantum simulations through graph partitioning.

New research shows that compressing quantum circuits decreases noise and increases the accuracy of quantum calculations.

New research from PNNL results in faster and more accurate variational quantum algorithm training.

PNNL researchers developed a hybrid quantum-classical approach for coupled-cluster Green’s function theory that maintains accuracy while cutting computational costs.

The size of the alkali metal within the material influences the crystallization pathway.

Providing a perspective on the importance of integrating experimental work with theory and simulations when designing new carbon capture solvents.

Quantum simulators help navigate noise on GPU-based HPC systems.

PNNL researchers utilized the Peeters-Devreese-Soldatov formulation to improve the accuracy of calculations for quantum chemistry.

IDREAM researchers use fast force mapping to provide insights into the boehmite interfacial solution structure.

Researchers achieved the complete assignment of the infrared spectrum of a hydronium-water “magic number” cluster reported in Science in 2004.

A team of researchers developed a simulation approach to identify how atomic structures can affect the phonon transport of energy and information in quantum systems near absolute zero temperatures.

Theoretical work shows that an important natural iron source can be described as a nanoscale composite of different, but experimentally indistinguishable, structures.

Using the connected moments mathematical technique decreases the time and computational power needed for performing quantum computing simulations.