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From reactor to reality: rebuilding the laboratory in VR

Stephen Hilton is a Professor of Chemistry and Enabling Technologies at UCL School of Pharmacy.

Multilingual AI support is also critical. We often assume everyone is comfortable in English, but many learners were trained in other languages.

Credit: Stephen Hilton

Professor Stephen Hilton explains how saving £2.2m by 3D printing his own lab hardware led his group to explore immersive virtual reality and AI-driven digital twins as a way to expand access to scientific equipment

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