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Sci mobile apps v3
The document discusses the growing use of mobile devices for scientific research and discovery. It notes that while current science apps tend to be simple, more sophisticated apps that can compete with desktop software may eventually be available. It then introduces a new wiki called Sci Mobile Apps that aims to catalog available science apps, identify gaps where new apps could be useful, and stimulate further app development to expand mobile options for computer-aided drug design and other scientific fields.
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Sci mobile apps v3
- 1. Making big discoverieson a small computer www.scimobileapps.com
- 2. Hardware is getting smaller Copyright Sean Ekins 2010 1930’s 1980s 1990s Room size Desktop size Not to scale and not equivalent computing power – illustrates mobility Laptop Netbook Phone Watch www.scimobileapps.com
- 3. A LITTLE BACKGROUND: computer aided drug design Accelrys UGM 2003 Copyright Sean Ekins 2010 www.scimobileapps.com
- 4. Mobile computing –an opportunity to exploit Everything is mobile - Devices smaller Chemists move from e-notebook – tablet pc – to smart phones / devices iPhone etc What apps could we provide for data, collaboration etc? Ekins et al Book chapter In Press Williams – chemistry world May 2010 www.scimobileapps.com
- 5. Ekins et alBook chapter In Press, Arnold and Ekins, PharmacoEconomics 28: 1-5, 2010 There are many areas for mobile devices / software to impact R&D www.scimobileapps.com
- 6. Sophisticated software mayeventually be available as Apps So far ..just simple drawing and properties No docking Apps No pharmacophores or similar Apps No Apps to compete with major products Issues – size of viewing area – less so with iPad But.. it will change.. Phone enables anyone to draw a molecule and predict properties Just think of the possibilities Impact on computer aided drug design Copyright Sean Ekins 2010 www.scimobileapps.com
- 7. Why are scienceApps important? Exposure to huge audience with “smart phones” Make science more accessible = >communication Hardware is powerful Mobile – take a phone into field and do science more readily than a laptop Sturdy Apps can be a subset of a desktop solution Bite size chunk of program www.scimobileapps.com
- 8. What stimulated thiseffort? www.scimobileapps.com
- 9. Chemistry Apps StructureDrawing Database Access Chemical Reactions Biological Data Biomolecule visualization Publishers, publications and their management eBooks www.scimobileapps.com
- 10. How do youfind useful science apps? Search in App store Returns a myriad of Apps many not even appropriate Many are flashcards when you want an App that does something else How do you find the right App quickly No definitive Encyclopedia of Science Apps No book on science Apps!!!! www.scimobileapps.com
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- 12. Why is SciMobile Apps Important? Make science Apps more accessible Find the Gaps – which Apps are missing Stimulate others to develop new Apps to fill gaps Get the crowd to populate it – Wiki Should always be up to date compared to a paper / review www.scimobileapps.com
- 13. Public Launch June21 2011 via chemconnector blog Twitter, facebook etc. www.scimobileapps.com
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- 20. How to addApps? www.scimobileapps.com
- 21. = + Whoare we? + The Crowd Antony J. Williams Sean Ekins www.scimobileapps.com
- 22. Thanks to allcontributors - Simplifying finding science Apps so you can make discoveries - www.scimobileapps.com