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Monday, January 27, 2003
The Virtual Lab Experiment - DAN CARNEVALE, the Chronicle
When Afton-Dawn Ellison messes up a chemistry experiment, the smoke from the explosion and the shattering glass don't distress her. She simply clicks her computer mouse a few times and starts over. Ms. Ellison's laboratory section relies on computer simulations, rather than on actual chemicals and glassware. It is part of a distance-education degree program at Brigham Young University, where Ms. Ellison is a student. The simulation, called Virtual ChemLab, allows students to conduct experiments safely while studying at home.
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