Physical Science
Mac OS X provides a solid foundation for running the tools and applications needed by researchers who are exploring the realms of physical sciences, including chemistry, physics, geology and astronomy. The Mac platform supports a broad range of open source and commercial applications for molecular modeling and visualization of crystal structures as well as numerical simulations and GIS.
Image made on Pymol by Delano Scientific
Cheminformatics, Modeling and Molecular Dyanamics
Featured Applications:
- ADF by Scientific Computing and Modeling
- Amber, Assisted Model Building with Energy Refinement
- ChemDraw Ultra by CambridgeSoft Corporation
- CCP4 Program Suite by UK Science and Engineering Research Council
- Daylight by Chemical Information Systems, Inc.
- Gaussian 03M by Gaussian, Inc.
- GROMACS by GROMACS
- JChem Base by ChemAxon, rch
- Marvin by ChemAxon
- Molecular Operating Environment by Chemical Computing Group
- NAMD by NAMD
- O by Alwyn Jones
- PyMOL Molecular Graphics System by DeLano Scientific
- Rocs by OpenEye Scientific Software
- SPARTAN’02 for Macintosh by Wavefunction, Inc.
- VIDA by OpenEye Scientific Software
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Physics
Featured Applications:
- ABCD Gaussian Beam Propagation Software by Daniel Cote
- The Atomic Mac by Black Cat Systems
- AVS/Express by Advanced Visual Systems
- Fresnel Diffraction Explorer by Dauger Research, Inc.
- GiD by the International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering
- MOLPRO Quantum Chemistry Package by H.-J. Werner, P. J. Knowles et al.
- TetrUSS for Mac OS X by NASA Langley Research Center
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Geology/GIS
Featured Applications:
- GRASS GIS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System) by GRASS Development Team
- MacGPS Pro by James Associates
- IDL (Interactive Data Language) by Research Systems, Inc.
- IDL & ENVI by Research Systems, Inc.
- View more Geology applications…
Astronomy
Featured Applications:
- Professional Astronomy Software for Mac OS X, compiled by Harvard University
- IRAF (Image Reduction and Analysis Facility) by National Optical Astronomical Observatory
- Starry Night Pro by SPACE.com Canada, Inc.
- Xephem by Clear Sky Institute, Inc.
- Princeton Satellite Systems Toolboxes designed to run in the MATLAB environment
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Macintosh Products Guide
Search the Macintosh Products Guide for science and research applications.
And the Winners Are...
See who won the 2005 Apple Design Awards for Best Scientific Research App, Best Use of Open Source and Best Mac OS X Server Solution.
Call for Applications
If there’s a scientific or engineering application — commercial or Open Source — that you’d like to see on Mac OS X, please let us know.
Downloads
- Math & Science downloads
- Open Source & UNIX downloads
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For Scientific Developers
If you’re interested in developing on the Mac platform, here’s how to get started.
Apple Developer Connection programs offer a full range of services for new and experienced developers.
