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Level up the researcher in automated laboratories

Nature Chemical Engineering volume 2, page 276 (2025)Cite this article

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The true promise of automation lies not in throughput, but in the new kind of researcher it enables, argues Jason Hein.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Jason Hein

  2. Department of Chemistry, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

    Jason Hein

  3. Acceleration Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Jason Hein

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Hein, J. Level up the researcher in automated laboratories. Nat Chem Eng 2, 276 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44286-025-00220-y

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