Nanome
Creative
molecular design in vr
SHOW HN2018
66points
12comments
#642of 2,155 in 2018
Top 30%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
3 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score +0.27.
Idea: 2 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful for researchers and people with visual or spatial thinking
From 1 comment
Very cool idea. Using VR for something that might actually help to expand the human knowledge. This provides researchers with the ability to work with molecules in a way that is…
karulont on HN
Very cool, feels like the future
From 2 comments
This is super cool. I am glad I live in the future.
ReedJessen on HNVery cool work, this reminds me of the nano engineer's workstations in Stephenson's Diamond Age. I really think these sort of tools will get exponentially more powerful with some…
doctoboggan on HN
Objections
Haptic feedback can cause vertigo during simulation
From 1 comment
I tried doing this with a novint falcon and reaxFF. I was able to push and pull on simulated molecules, but doing so gave me vertigo. Another problem was in this particular case…
gene-h on HN
Requests
Haptic force feedback for molecular forces
From 1 comment
Very cool work, this reminds me of the nano engineer's workstations in Stephenson's Diamond Age. I really think these sort of tools will get exponentially more powerful with some…
doctoboggan on HN
Protein folding support
From 1 comment
Can it fold proteins?
amelius on HN
Questions
Experience listing on Steam and integrating its API
From 1 comment
How was your experience with getting listed on Steam, and integrating their API into your code? Are you using something like Unreal Engine for the interface?
philipov on HN
Whether the ICO and token angle still makes sense
From 1 comment
I recall you did an ICO last year around this product (which looks amazing btw). How do you feel about the blockchain/token angle now that the hype has subsided somewhat? Did the…
pavlov on HN
Alternatives named
PyMol and MOE
From 1 comment
We started Nanome in 2015 as a basic molecular builder for modern VR hardware. Since then, we’ve integrated a variety of features for educators, researchers, and drug designers.…
ottomanbob on HN