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Mastering molecules in virtual reality

Gaming gear makes short work of complex 3D modelling tasks.
User pulls methane through a nanotube in a virtual reality environment

A researcher simulates pulling a methane molecule (white-and-grey complex) through a carbon nanotube (long white structure). Credit: Helen Deeks and Matt Sutton/Interactive Scientific Ltd.

An interactive simulation enables users to manipulate molecules and observe their dynamics in virtual reality.

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Nature 559, 154-155 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-05574-3

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