Recently, the company has announced that they raised $2.5 million from Sistema Venture Capital in its Series A funding round, which they will use to fuel the development of its VR component, launch new products in the areas of physics and biology, and to expand its ever-evolving team. The founder of MEL Science, Vassili Philippov explained: Alexei Katkov, president of the Sistema Venture Capital, added: MEL Science is changing science education through a subscription service of nearly 38 interactive chemistry sets – the first to incorporate virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) into a single lesson.
Other than what comes in MEL Science’s package, this service also relies heavily on a mobile app which, taking advantage of virtual reality and augmented reality technologies, makes the whole experience something out of the ordinary. The app is available both for iOS and Android, and recently received an important upgrade. MEL Science’s app is designed to make experiments as immersive as possible. For example, it lets kids and parents see 3D models of reagent molecules as if they were right before their eyes, using those technologies. Philippov further explains what to expect from MEL Science’s kits:
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