This is the insight that allowed Steven Newcomb (founder and CEO) and Mark Lu (co-founder and head of engineering) of Famo.us to crack the performance puzzle of web-based apps.

FORBES: Famo.us Cracks The Secret Of High-Performance Apps By Tapping Another Dimension

Compare the 2D demo above to the 3D demo (below) to see how much real-time interaction data a Famo.us app can handle.

FORBES: Famo.us Cracks The Secret Of High-Performance Apps By Tapping Another Dimension

So everything on a Famo.us page is searchable, indexable and live-swappable from API feeds.

FORBES: Famo.us Pushes The Physics Of Searchable HTML5 Into A Whole New Universe

An example of how something like this could be happening right now on the web has been the rise of high-performance JavaScript frameworks like node.js and most notably Famo.us.

FORBES: For Radical Innovation, Nature Loves A Vacuum

In the case of Famo.us, the innovation has been to bypass the webkit render engine by writing a new, higher-performance engine.

FORBES: For Radical Innovation, Nature Loves A Vacuum