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Enhancing Molecules using OpenGL ES 2.0

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May 8, 2011
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The 2.0 version of Molecules brings with it a brand new rendering engine that utilizes OpenGL ES 2.0 to deliver realistic 3-D representations of molecular structures. This is a long way from the original OpenGL ES 1.1 renderer that I first wrote about here, so I want to describe in detail how this new version works. The source code for Molecules is available under the BSD license, so you are free to download the project from the main application page and follow along as I walk through the process.

Read on for a detailed breakdown of the new Molecules renderer.

Molecules 2.0 now on the App Store

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May 5, 2011
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A major new update to Molecules, version 2.0, is now live on the App Store. This version brings an all-new renderer for newer iOS devices, one that is capable of beautiful, realistic 3-D graphics. You are now able to search the NCBI PubChem database of small molecule compounds, something people have been asking for since the launch of the application. In addition to this, the interface of the application has been streamlined and particularly improved on the iPad. As always, the latest source code of Molecules is available for download.

Read on for more about the new version of Molecules.

Molecules 1.4.2 now on the App Store

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January 10, 2011
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A new version of Molecules is now available on the App Store. This adds iOS 4.0 multitasking and Retina display support, and fixes a number of issues that users have identified.

Read on for more about this update.

An introductory iOS development course taught at Rose-Hulman

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December 9, 2010
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Last quarter, Dr. David Fisher taught an introductory course on iOS development at my alma mater, the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He's made that course publicly available, including videos of the sessions, assignments, and tests. If you want, you can also grab the videos from his podcast on the subject.

I highly recommend checking out this course, because it has a huge amount of content within it and Dr. Fisher does a great job in presenting the material.

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