Computational chemistry experiments performed directly on a blockchain virtual computer

【Author】 Hanson-Heine, Magnus W. D.; Ashmore, Alexander P.

【Source】CHEMICAL SCIENCE

【影响因子】9.969

【Abstract】Blockchain technology has had a substantial impact across multiple disciplines, creating new methods for storing and processing data with improved transparency, immutability, and reproducibility. These developments come at a time when the reproducibility of many scientific findings has been called into question, including computational studies. Here we present a computational chemistry simulation run directly on a blockchain virtual machine, using a harmonic potential to model the vibration of carbon monoxide. The results demonstrate for the first time that computational science calculations are feasible entirely within a blockchain environment and that they can be used to increase transparency and accessibility across the computational sciences.

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【发表时间】2020 14-May

【收录时间】2022-01-02

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