Machines Made Of Proteins Screensaver
The Machines Made Of Proteins screensaver shows curated macromolecular complexes from EMBL-EBI's Complex Portal, key-less. A complex is what proteins actually are in practice: not lone molecules but assemblies with a fixed membership and a job. Every entry was curated by hand from the experimental literature rather than inferred, which is why there are twenty thousand and not two million. It's free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.
How the Machines Made Of Proteins screensaver works
The saver reads the source described above and draws it on a canvas — no account, no tracking.
Curated macromolecular complexes from EMBL-EBI's Complex Portal, key-less. A complex is what proteins actually are in practice: not lone molecules but assemblies with a fixed membership and a job. Every entry was curated by hand from the experimental literature rather than inferred, which is why there are twenty thousand and not two million.
It refreshes on a schedule, so what you see stays current.
Colours can be changed in settings; nothing is stored beyond your own browser.
A worked example
Curated macromolecular complexes from EMBL-EBI's Complex Portal, key-less. A complex is what proteins actually are in practice: not lone molecules but assemblies with a fixed membership and a job. Every entry was curated by hand from the experimental literature rather than inferred, which is why there are twenty thousand and not two million.
Settings & tips
- Accent and Background recolour the display.
- Every value on screen comes from the live source — nothing is simulated.
- Press ESC to leave fullscreen.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this real data?
- Yes — it comes from the source named on this page and is refreshed on a schedule.
- Is a key needed?
- No. This source is fully key-less.
- Is it free?
- Yes, and it runs entirely in your browser.