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SUMMARY:Green Academy Seminar – How to reconnect science with nature
DTSTART:20221101T170000
DTEND:20221101T190000
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DESCRIPTION:Magalí Lingenfelder\n\nFrancesco Stellacci\n\nTiffany Abitbol
 \nThis Green Academy Seminar will focus on the potential of biomimicry to 
 inspire sustainable research and innovation. We are very happy to welcome 
 three fantastic speakers who have been exploring the intersection between 
 technological innovation and nature through their research. With this even
 t\, we hope to build bridges between life sciences and other disciplines\,
  as cross-disciplinary collaboration is a key ingredient for a sustainable
  future.\n\n	Maggie Lingenfelder – Interfacial science of bio-inspired m
 aterials – 17:15\n	Material surfaces may be considered as the skin of
  a material\, due to how they are used to communicate and interface with t
 he environment. Maggie’s lab attempts to mimic nature to create sustaina
 ble materials and devices. She will present applied examples and potential
  future directions for the field.\n	 \n	Francesco Stellacci – Fast grow
 th\, use and degradation cycles in plastics – 17:40\n	Natural materials
  (such as leaves\, bones\, proteins) have a surprisingly constant life cyc
 le. A third of their lifespan is used for growth\, a third for service\, a
 nd a third for degradation. Francesco will present how this observation le
 ad to a breakthrough in tackling plastic pollution.\n	 \n	Tiffany Abitbol
  – Transparent wood and mycelium-based packaging – 18:05\n	The produc
 tion of many human-made items requires large amounts of non-renewable natu
 ral resources. Tiffany’s research looks into how to create new materials
  out of wood and fungi\, with applications in clothing\, packaging and per
 sonal hygiene.\n	 \n	Q&A moderated by Andy Oates\, Dean of the School of 
 Life Sciences – 18:30\n	Apéro in the SV Hall – 19:00\n\n\nClick her
 e to register!
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