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University of Bristol researchers have designed and tested a new virtual reality (VR) cloud-based system intended to allow researchers to reach out and "touch" molecules as they move — folding them, knotting them, plucking them, and changing their shape to test how the molecules interact. Using an HTC Vive virtual-reality device, it could lead to creating new drugs and materials and improving the teaching of chemistry.
[...] The multi-user system, developed by a team led by University of Bristol chemists and computer scientists, uses an "interactive molecular dynamics virtual reality" (iMD VR) app that allows users to visualize and sample (with atomic-level precision) the structures and dynamics of complex molecular structures "on the fly" and to interact with other users in the same virtual environment.
Source: Discovering new drugs and materials by 'touching' molecules in virtual reality
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 17 2018, @02:44AM
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The skinny man's fist slammed down. It looked to be an incredibly weak punch that could harm no one, but looks can be deceiving, as the results made clear. As soon as the fist came into contact with the little girl, her head exploded. Then, the man rapidly punched three other violated women's heads, with the exact same result. What happened? It was his power.
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What injustices would this man correct next? Or rather, which toy would be the next to incur his wrath...?