Virtual Reality Program Allows a Better Understanding of Chemistry
“Chemistry is a subject that requires hands-on learning, not just books. In order to learn how molecules work, for years chemistry students have been manipulating physical models of those molecules, https://3dprint.com/189676/3d-printed-viruses-students/ hundreds of times. According to a group of UK researchers, however, those molecule models are insufficient to get students to really understand their subject material. The models are incapable of showing how molecules work dynamically; they cannot show the molecules’ movement or flexibility, so the students have to imagine how they might look in motion. In more recent years, https://3dprint.com/197097/molecules-to-3d-models/ somewhat, with computer applications allowing students to watch and manipulate molecules onscreen, but the researchers argue that even those methods are insufficient, lacking a true hands-on approach.
Therefore, the researchers created a virtual reality system that is able to show how complex molecules exist in 3D space. Users can even physically manipulate the molecules to better learn about their properties. The research is published in a paper entitled “Sampling molecular conformations and dynamics in a multiuser virtual reality framework,” which you can access http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/6/eaat2731...”
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