This virtual autopsy table looks like a superb tool for education. Watch the video here to see what it can do.
Imagine being able to do that in biology classes. Would save a few frogs I would think for starters plus major washing up after. What we could learn about quickly, cleanly and with a lot less fuss.
Now imagine we do the same things with other items, see inside a nuclear reactor whilst it is on, a jet engine, watch explosions in a car engine and see how the shock wave grows and flows. All things likely to get young minds working away.
Of course that is not what this is for. Although I think I would like one that actually worked on alive body to help repair it rather than find out what went wrong. From the description of how the data is generated it sounds like it could be used that way. Perhaps next time we will have a Virtual Treatment Table to look at. That would be a major step forward in medical treatments.
Education tools of the future
This virtual autopsy table looks like a superb tool for education. Watch the video here to see what it can do.
Imagine being able to do that in biology classes. Would save a few frogs I would think for starters plus major washing up after. What we could learn about quickly, cleanly and with a lot less fuss.
Now imagine we do the same things with other items, see inside a nuclear reactor whilst it is on, a jet engine, watch explosions in a car engine and see how the shock wave grows and flows. All things likely to get young minds working away.
Of course that is not what this is for. Although I think I would like one that actually worked on alive body to help repair it rather than find out what went wrong. From the description of how the data is generated it sounds like it could be used that way. Perhaps next time we will have a Virtual Treatment Table to look at. That would be a major step forward in medical treatments.