The Chemical Augmented Reality Project is an innovative web application designed to provide users with an immersive experience by enabling the visualization of 3D molecular models through Augmented Reality (AR). Leveraging the AR.js library, this application adeptly detects markers and seamlessly presents captivating 3D models directly within the user's web browser. These dynamic models are generated from .mol files, meticulously designed to emulate the classic "ball and stick" molecular representation, ensuring both accuracy and familiarity for users engaging with chemical structures.
The Chemical Augmented Reality Project has been established to enrich the academic journey of Dalhousie students. Our mission is to provide an unparalleled immersive experience by utilizing the ability of Augmented Reality (AR) to visualize intricate 3D molecular models. At the heart of the web application lies the AR.js library, a development technology that detects markers, enabling a captivating list of 3D models directly accessible through your web browser. Through our passion for science and technology, we introduce dynamic molecular models, generated from .mol files. The classic "ball and stick" representation is emulated, displaying both accuracy and familiarity for users engaging with complex chemical structures.
The Chemical Augmented Reality Project utilizes both the PubChem and ChemSpider Representational State Transfer - Application Programming Interface(s) (REST-APIs); which have access to an extensive repository of chemical data. These provide the .mol molecule files that display the structure of the molecular elements and compounds that are present on the web application.
Read more about the PubChem API here.
The Molecule page contains the molecule catalog which feature the deployed chemical elements and compounds, organized for user convenience. Additionally, users may further share or access these to retrieve specific molecular visual data on alternative devices via the Quick Response (QR) Code.
Read more about the molecule catalog here.
The Scenes page contains information on specific compound structures and concepts covered within the course material.
For any help or questions related to the content presented within the web application, it is advised that students reach out to their teaching assistant(s) or course instructor.
The ChemAR project is committed to protecting the privacy of its users. The following outlines our privacy policy and practices.
We do not collect any personal information from our users.
The ChemAR project website may contain links to other websites. The ChemAR project is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.
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