Virtual Laboratory
Virtual Laboratory is a free, open-source educational project for interactive science simulations and virtual laboratory experiments.
What Virtual Laboratory is
Virtual Laboratory is a free, open-source educational project for interactive science simulations and virtual laboratory experiments. Its collection lists 15 activities across chemistry, physical chemistry, life sciences, and laboratory safety. Activities include spectrophotometry, DNA microarray work, copper-in-brass analysis, ELISA assays, gas laws, thermodynamics, immunology, acid-base chemistry, and other topics. The simulations guide learners through procedural steps as preparation for laboratory work. Lab Studio lets educators author chemistry process maps and run them in a student-facing virtual lab simulator. Experiments are built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, run in modern web browsers, and require no installation according to the homepage. Users can clone the repository and host the files on a web server. The MIT License allows educational use, modification, and distribution. The project reports English, Azerbaijani, Turkish, and German support. Dr. Emil Jivishov is the creator and lead developer.
Good
- Free plan with no installation
- 15 science experiments and simulations
- Lab Studio supports experiment authoring
- Runs in modern web browsers
- MIT-licensed, self-hostable code
Watch out
- No free trial is offered
- Planned features are not yet available
- Requires self-hosting for local deployment
Who it suits
It suits students, educators, and communities that lack well-equipped physical laboratories. Teachers can use the browser activities and Lab Studio for classroom preparation and practice.
Verdict
Virtual Laboratory combines browser-based science activities with tools for preparing students for physical lab work. Its open license, multilingual content, and Lab Studio make it suitable for educational use where virtual practice is needed.
The facts
Each one read from Virtual Laboratory's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Browser access
- Experiments are built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and are compatible with modern web browsers.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Browser compatibility
- Experiments are built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and are compatible with any modern web browser.checked 7 Oct 2026
What it does
- Classroom use
- The creator says the experiments are actively used in real classroom environments with his students.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Collection
- The site lists 15 experiments and simulations across chemistry, physical chemistry, life sciences, and lab safety.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Experiment collection
- The homepage lists 15 experiments and simulations, including spectrophotometry, DNA microarray, lab safety, gas laws, and thermodynamics.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The homepage says there is nothing to install.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker's pages opened describe browser-based experiments but do not state integrations with other products.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The project aims to serve students worldwide, including communities without well-equipped physical laboratories.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Interactive experiments
- The collection includes spectrophotometry, DNA microarray, copper-in-brass analysis, and ELISA assay activities.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Lab Studio
- Lab Studio lets users author chemistry process maps and run those definitions in a student-facing virtual lab simulator.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Languages
- The homepage reports four languages; the project README lists English, Azerbaijani, Turkish, and German.checked 7 Oct 2026
- License
- The project is released under the MIT License, and its code is freely available for educational use, modification, and distribution.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Open-source license
- The project is released under the MIT License and its code is freely available for educational use, modification, and distribution.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Pre-lab practice
- Simulations guide users through procedural steps to prepare for real laboratory work.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Virtual Laboratory is an open-source educational project for interactive science simulations and virtual lab experiments.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- The project says users can clone the repository and host the plain HTML, CSS, and JavaScript folder on any web server.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Simulations
- The collection includes nuclear chemistry, lab safety, gas laws, stoichiometry, thermodynamics, solubility, pharmacogenomics, immunology, acid-base, and lattice energy simulations.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- Feedback, suggestions, and collaboration inquiries can be sent to Dr. Jivishov through LinkedIn.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2025checked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- Dr. Emil Jivishov is identified as the project's creator and lead developer.checked 7 Oct 2026
Money
- Planned features
- Lesson plans, teaching guides, assessment and progress tracking, additional experiments, expanded language support, and community contributions are listed as planned enhancements.checked 7 Oct 2026
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