01 / Explore
Run a working example
Vicena opens the project, follows its instructions, and shows you the expected inputs, outputs, and checks.
Research Twin Starters
Start your next research project.
A Research Twin is an open scientific project built around a real use case. It brings together a model, example inputs, checks, notebooks, and instructions so you can run the example, understand how it works, and adapt it to your own research.
02 / Adapt
Make it your project
Replace the example data, parameters, operating conditions, geometry, or candidate designs with information from your system.
03 / Test
Check it against evidence
Compare the model with measurements or known results, record what changed, and keep the project reproducible as it grows.
Research Twin starters
Choose the project closest to your question.
Open any overview to see what the starter contains. Try it in Vicena to set up the project, or ask Vicena to explain what it needs and what it can produce.
Electrochemistry & energy storage
Battery Research Twin
Lithium-ion cell models for thermal, cycling, and degradation studies.
Compare models or add your own test data.
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Optics, imaging & sensors
Fluorescence Imaging Twin
Connect sample images, spectra, electronics, camera response, and calibration.
Compare sensors and light sources against measured images.
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Drug discovery & molecular R&D
Small-Molecule Lead Optimization Twin
Combine chemical structures, measured properties, and optional quantum chemistry.
Rank candidates and document lead-selection trade-offs.
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Solar energy & power electronics
Photovoltaic System Twin
Trace solar power through panels, control, conversion, storage, loads, and the grid.
Compare inverter and storage choices or study faults.
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Reaction & process engineering
Chemical Reactor Twin
Model batch and continuous-flow reactors with fitting, uncertainty, and optimization.
Fit reaction data and compare operating conditions.
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Buildings & thermal systems
Building Energy & HVAC Twin
Connect weather, indoor temperature, HVAC operation, energy use, and calibration.
Fit measured data and compare comfort or control strategies.
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Wind energy & condition monitoring
Wind Turbine Twin
Turn operating data and power curves into performance and health indicators.
Compare expected and measured power or investigate equipment changes.
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Rotating equipment & reliability
Industrial Predictive Maintenance Twin
Model equipment health from vibration, temperature, current, speed, and load.
Add sensor data to track trends and early health indicators.
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Mechanistic chemistry
Reaction Mechanism Analysis Starter
Review reaction definitions, calculations, transition states, and kinetics.
See which proposed pathways are supported and why.
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From starter to your project
Use the structure. Make the research yours.
The starter shows one complete path from inputs to results. Keep what is useful, replace the example inputs with your own data, and add the tests your research needs. Vicena keeps the files, runs, results, and notes together as the project develops.