Research papers have long enjoyed the ability to exist not only on paper but in enriched electronic form. The ability to embed figures helped, but incorporating chemical structures that included full bonding and structural information brought significant utility to the electronic form over the printed page. Now we are at the edge of a major revolution of recording not only more elaborate versions of results of research, but capturing the very METHODS used, full data and workflows and documenting completely reproducible results. The implications are wide from helping to improve the quality of science, the intellectual transfer of the core discoveries, and preserving the knowledge learned. Several different electronic prototypes will be discussed and their potential impact on the future of science reviewed.

Enriched research documents at the cutting edge: When research papers no longer make sense on paper

242nd National Meeting (2011)

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