Video: the lab of the future

Cory Doctorow 2:00 pm Fri Jan 24, 2014

Timo writes, "Digital Science Concepts showcases our thinking on how technology might shape the laboratory of the future. These are products that are not currently under development but one day they might be commonplace in laboratories…who knows?

See how we imagine the lab of the future…"

In this video, the second in the Digital Science Concepts series, we take a look at how voice and gesture activated video augmented glasses might enhance the way we work at the bench. Such technology could allow scientists to view a protocol, check availability of reagents, book equipment, check the status of equipment in use, as well as checking email and video calling colleagues – all from your bench.

Digital Science Concepts: Protovision. Imagining the laboratory of the future [Laura Thomson/Digital Science]

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