MIT uses a state-of-the-art platform for redistributing lab surplus and a top-notch lab plastic recycling program. MIT research is also at the center of a renewable energy source being deployed to green the grid. It may sound far-fetched, but your future lab could be powered by fuel from seawater.
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The Pipetting Pigeon Connects Donated Lab Supplies to Labs that Need Them
What would you do after retiring from a life long career in a field you loved? In April Blodgett’s case, she saw a way to give back by enabling science education and new avenues of research with her volunteer work as the “Pipetting Pigeon”.
Labconscious thanks April for the following interview and her sizable positive contribution to cost savings and waste diversion for life science! We hope her story will inspire biologists to find similar opportunities to conserve scientific resources.
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LEAF in labs, greenwashing and sustainable science : Q & A with Martin Farley
Martin Farley has helped thousands of biologists around the world to improve research capacity and quality while minimizing lab materials, energy, and time. Our thanks to Martin for sharing his insights!
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The words "game changer" gets thrown around a lot, but in this case it's a bulls eye. Academic, government and industrial laboratories are using this instrument to reduce consumables costs by 90%+ and to prevent plastic pollution. Learn more in this Labconscious interview with inventor and CEO Ali Safavi.
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