ATOMUS.SPACE
ATOMIC WORLDS · MATERIALS SCIENCE · CERAMICS BRIDGE
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LIVE 3D MATERIAL EXPLORER

See matter at the scale where glass, order, and disorder begin.

atomus.space turns atomic structure into something you can actually explore. Start with a metallic glass nanoparticle, switch into a silicate lens, and move from beautiful simulation to real materials intuition.

18,000ATOMS
4GLAZE PRESETS
2MATERIAL LENSES
LIVERDF + TOMOGRAPHY
Research context: inspired by 3D atomic imaging work on amorphous solids and extended here into a teaching instrument for glass and ceramics. Press Esc anytime to come back home.
FEATURED SCENE

Metallic glass nanoparticle

Explore 18,000 atoms, superclusters, disorder fields, and a live crystal ↔ glass morph in real time.

CERAMICS BRIDGE

Silicate reading mode

Reframe the same motion as network formers, modifiers, temperature response, and glaze behavior.

WHY IT MATTERS

From picture to instrument

This site is built to help the hidden structure of materials feel legible, teachable, and memorable.

METALLIC GLASS

18,000 ATOMS · 8 NM NANOPARTICLE · 3 SPECIES
100%
0 K
Co / Ni
Ru / Rh / Pd / Ag
Ir / Pt
ATOMS 18,000 ORDERED ~15% DISORDERED ~85% DIAMETER 8 nm SYSTEM METALLIC PRESET SODA-LIME MODE ALL
METALLIC ↔ SILICATE COMPARISON
LIVE SYSTEM METALLIC · MODE ALL ATOMS · TEMP 0 K · PRESET SODA-LIME

METALLIC GLASS

BondingNon-directional metallic bonding
Order0% crystal alignment
Mobility18% thermal mobility
MeaningDense packing reference case for disorder

SILICATE GLASS

BondingSi–O tetrahedra + modifier ions
Network92% continuity
CN avgAVG 0.0
MeaningPotters' lens for melt flow and glaze structure
QUICK GUIDE
PRESET cycles through soda-lime, borosilicate, ash-glaze, and celadon-like network states.
COMPARE opens the metallic ↔ silicate reading side by side while the live temperature updates both.
SHARE copies a deep link for the exact current system, preset, mode, and temperature state.
GROUND= jumps from the atomic view to real glaze chemistry exploration.