AI-powered protein structure viewer
It would seem like the multitouch interface of Apple's devices would be a great way to view protein structures, enabling new ways of interacting with protein structures. I think it might be a fun idea to try building something like this incorporating small, fast versions of protein language models directly into a real-time design interface.
PyMOL is my favorite structure viewer for Mac, but no one has ported it to iOS, and it may not really make sense to do that. When I am reading papers and viewing structures on my iPad, I am seeking a different interaction model than when I'm using a mouse and keyboard. As such, I think it would make sense to design a new molecule viewer from scratch.
As a start, we'll need a way to render a 3-D scene with lots of complex objects in it, and manipulate the objects. We'll need a way to view external information, such as predictions from the ML models, via coloring and rendering text in the scene. And we'll want a friendly, fast user interface that works great on large touch screens like iPad.