Biologyscience

Nanome v2

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What it is: Nanome is a collaborative molecular design platform in Virtual Reality for drug discovery and chemistry education, now in its second generation (v2.x).

Key Features:

  • Cloud-Native Platform: Nanome 2.0 features intuitive Workspaces with real-time cloud autosave and seamless XR integration
  • MARA Integration: Works with MARA (their AI assistant) to load and prep molecular structures, which can be transferred from the Molstar Visualizer directly to the XR headset
  • Collaboration: Features a multiplayer environment where users can see each other’s pointers and avatars, with pointers positioned relative to structures so all users see cursors pointing at the same structural features
  • Environment: Uses a simple square grid floor with skybox background, with optional MR passthrough to show the real world
  • Recent Updates (v2.0.11, February 2025):
    • Residue Labels representation for better amino acid visualization
    • Workspace joining requests for easier team collaboration
    • Device code login
    • Chat-driven file sharing between MARA and XR workspaces
    • Secrets management for API keys and sensitive data

Platform Support: Nanome is working on supporting Apple Vision Pro with full Nanome 2.x availability planned for end of 2024, though this has external dependencies due to the device’s unique approach to spatial computing.