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Urinelle
Easy. Hygienic. Fast.
At home women can easily sit down to pee, however in public toilets the seats are often dirty and women are "hovering" in order to prevent sitting down. On top of that, it is not uncommon to see a...
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Urine and philosopher's stone
How the search for gold led alchemists to discover something else
For centuries alchemists and magicians were racking their brains over the riddle of philosopher’s stone - a mysterious substance that is able to turn basic metals into gold. One of the legends ran...
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Michelle Hammerton
Energy and Sustainability Scientist
Progressive problem solver using initiative and innovation to meet challenges, working towards closing the nutrients cycle at De Ceuvel by optimizing the nutrient recovery from urine-based fertilizer.
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Mushrooms are taking over the Dutch media
“Scientists, designers and dreamers are working on a revolution”.
For the last couple of months Motherboard, the technological arm of Vice have been on board to interview designers, scientists and mycelium experts about their work with fungi. The result is...
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Mushrooms are taking over the Dutch media
“Scientists, designers and dreamers are working on a revolution”.
For the last couple of months Motherboard, the technological arm of Vice have been on board to interview designers, scientists and mycelium experts about their work with fungi. The result is...
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De Balie
KennisCafé: Een gesprek met Hans Clevers
15Jun 2015Scheidend KNAW president Hans Clevers gaat zich weer helemaal wijden aan zijn onderzoek in de moleculaire genetica. In het Utrechtse Hubrechtlab vond hij bijna 20 jaar geleden, bij toeval tijdens...
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Paruresis
Bashful Bladder
When we enter a restroom that is occupied by others, many of us don't fret, we simply go about our business. Unfortunately, for some, this is not an option. In fact, even a restroom with just one...
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Fermentation, Fungi and Farming.
New workshops coming up.
In order to design sustainable products and biomaterials, you first have to learn how to work with micro-organisms yourself. With 3 different workshops, we offer you the chance to learn about beer...
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Christian Pagh (DK)
Cultural Designer and Place Branding Expert
Christian founded UiWE in 2008 to combine cultural thinking and design. Improving the connections between people and their environment is Christian’s drive. He is dedicated to create solutions that...
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PeeBack Time
St. Pauli residents fight back against public pissing
That moment when there is a long line to the toilets and you need to pee, not in a few minutes but right, this, second. Okay, for the social event goers, the occasional slip outside between the cars...
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Public Rest (Not Hover) Rooms
Which type of rest room goer are you?
To sit? Or to hover? These seem to be the questions that are unclear to us females. I think we can all agree that public restrooms are not the most attractive of places to attend throughout our daily...
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presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Printing Algae, Fungi and Contaminations
- Biotalk 10 - with Studio Blond&Bieber, Tessa Kuipers, Tamara Hoogeweegen and Nienke Hoogvliet20أيار / مايو 2015What happens if we use micro-organisms for printing? Currently new sustainable materials in fashion are being researched. But also the aesthetic and creative potential is being explored. Can you use...
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Urine implants?
Caution: after reading this article you will rush, headlong, to brush your teeth.
Pis’ blog’s returning readers must be hard to surprise: they are already well-aware of urine-powered mobile phones, pee tea, pee fonts, furniture made out of pee and other fruits of humans’ insanity.
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Marieke Karssen
Online do-it-all with a passion for #food #green #crowdfunding en #sustainability.
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Oo, Oo That Smell
What is that distinct smell after enjoying a plate of this green veggie?
Asparagus. A lean, green vegetable with a dramatic list of healthy benefits. Many people are aware that asparagus is heart healthy, high in antioxidants, contains characteristics to heighten your...
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37PK
Het grid ontgroeid
1أيار / مايو 201514Jun 2015Machteld Aardse, Margot Berkman, Leoniek Bontje, Caroline de Bruijn, Saskia Burggraaf, Peter Hoogeboom, Han Hoogerbrugge, Natasja van der Meer, Hans Muller, Maartje Overmars, Inge Reisberman, MMC...
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Urine-tricity
Your pee can power a lightbulb!
A team of English researchers has created an energy-generating urinal that could prove to provide illumination in disaster zones and refugee camps.
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Using Urine in Smarter Ways
- Pis’talk 1: Hugo Cortial, André Marques Arsénio and Janna Coomans30Apr 2015You never really get to talk about piss, do you? Well, at Mediamatic, we do. Kicking off the first Pis’talk, a series of lectures that explore urine in a broad cultural and contextual sense. The...
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Janna Coomans
PhD Candidate at the Centre for Culture and History of the University of Amsterdam.
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André Marques Arsénio
TU Delft
Postdoctoral researcher at TU Delft working on creating reuse systems, designed to produce “water-fit-for-use” in Maputo, Mozambique.
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Hugo Cortial
Metabolic
Environmental Engineer working as Research Coordinator for Metabolic at De Ceuvel in Amsterdam
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Workshop: Grow Your Own Oyster Mushrooms
- Turn your waste into food and new bio-materials23Apr 2015It is said that the mushroom, and especially Mycelium has the potential to replace all sorts of (harmful) materials like plastics and batteries. Here at Mediamatic we are interested in the cultural...
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La Biennale di Venezia Willem Velthoven
Herman de Vries in Biennale di Venezia
9أيار / مايو 201522Nov 2015In 2015 vertegenwoordigt Herman de Vries Nederland in de Biënnale van Venetie. Hij vult het Rietveldpaviljoen met een installatie van hoofdzakelijk nieuw werk en bouwt installaties op de verlaten...