Biomechanical analysis of anthropometric and functional zones on human plantar at walking

The purpose of this article is to describe the Material Science Virtual Laboratory, which is an open scientific, investigative, simulating and didactic medium helpful in the realization of the didactic and educational tasks from the field of material engineering in the Institute of Engineering Materials and Biomaterials of the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice, Poland. The application possibilities of the virtual laboratory are practically unrestricted. It can be a base for any studies, course or training programme performed by traditional and e-learning methods. As the implementation example of the laboratory for the didactic and educational tasks several virtual devices, such as microscope or hardness tester are presented.