DIYBio summit at Manchester http://madlab.org.uk/content/diybio-uk-summit/ this Weekend So what is this DIYBio movement? It sits at the confluence of democratizing bioscience and the need to have the tools of science under our control or knowledge. Who are we? Artists, scientists, amateurs{in the best meaning of that word}, but primarily citizens. We have different motivations, skill sets, [...]
09 Apr, 2011
Posted by: Brian In: conference|science|travel
Imagine you find a problem with your dataset the day before you submit your thesis. Could you regenerate it automatically? Ana is describing how we might deal with this by using scripts Costs may include more effort, need to learn new skills. Benefits are error reduction, reproducibility, standardization, and more. Dexy.it is the tool she [...]
Write my neurons draw Originally uploaded by Dr Brian Last night I attended the Visceral-The Living Art Experiment opening at Science Gallery in Dublin. One of the main draw cards was the opportunity to see a lot of biological art pieces in one place. Many I had heard of, having met the artists at and [...]
13 May, 2010
Posted by: Brian In: conference|ecology|economics|electronics
This is my notes and everyones tweets refering to the GloNet Conference Stream at Futureeverything 2010 #futr Glonet
25sg residencyPDF import and editing in openoffice
One function I have found useful in openoffice is the ability to import pdfs. This is possible by downloading and installing the pdfimport plugin. This means that you can import a pdf, edit it then output it at a lower resolution for screen. (2)
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Bioplastic
Jay Cousins and friends had a hackday around bioplastics and laser cutting. Making the bioplastic from starch and glycerin (see this link for more details) and then laser cutting them. Cool stuff, they were even making different color ones. This is important as people move from using commercially sourced plastic in their makerbots to something else. Plastic is expensive to buy for these machines, but it is all around. SO be it bio-plastic or post waste plastic, ways of reusing these provide a compelling reason to throw away less waste.
It is amazing that these materials are coming out of the factories, to be used in domestic situations. Together with polymorph and sugru, there are a variety of materials to play around for wearables, for prototypes and one offs. Bring on the future, with peer production.
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augmented foraging - cool use of layar -
augmented foraging
Originally uploaded by _foam
A mobile phone guide to edible urban wild-food sources.
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Hackable Devices
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