October 17, 2015
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Frozen Firefly
During our exposition Chilling in a Box during the Dutch Design Week 2015, Intellingentia ICE Eindhoven presented their prototype Frozen Firefly! As was only to be expected, the prototype is made out of ice cream. Intelligentia ICE is an innovative ice cream and taste bar, located in Strijp-S. Intelligentia ICE is well-known for their inventive taste...
May 13, 2015
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The Invisible Visible – Milan Design Week
Milan Design Week What’s that shit on your hands!? With 18 promising students from the Design Academy, the team of BioArt Laboratories departured on a direct flight to the Italians beating heart of design: Milan. The first phase of the cultural project ‘The Invisible Visible’ was...
November 9, 2013
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Living Laser
The green fluorescent protein (GFP) is a protein that exhibits bright green fluorescence when exposed to light in the blue to ultraviolet range. Certain studies have shown the possibility of creating in vitro protein lasers using a recombinant GFP solution. A single-cell biological laser: a...
March 30, 2014
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Age of wonder – TreeAntenna
A thrilling remake of a 1904 experiment in which live trees antennas act as antennas for radio contact. Simple and magical at the same time: the combination of nature and technology. This concept was not developed any further at the time, but now BioArt Laboratories...
September 25, 2015
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Naturalis After Dark Festival
Naturalis After Dark XXL Festival was an exciting science night for adults, at Naturalis in Leiden on the night of September 25. BioArt Laboratories was represented at the festival with a fascinating experiment where enthusiastic visitors offered the bacteria from their hands or keys, which...
September 25, 2015
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Radboud researcher’s night
During Radboud’s Researchers Night, BioArt Lab made the audience part of nature. Brave contestants tried one of our mysterious green test-tubes which made their bodies spread the scent of freshly cut grass the next morning. Thanks to our Undercover Shots! But what is a drink without...
October 17, 2015
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Opening StadsLab
During the Dutch Design Week, BioArt Laboratories held a grand opening of ‘Open StadsLab’. Where we set up a mobile laboratory with incubators, culture shakers, flowhoods and every other tool necessary to work safe with biological materials in the middle of a city. We showed...
October 21, 2015
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Biomimicry
To introduce children to nature and biomimicry, BioArt Laboratories has prepared a workshop for them on bees and their honeycomb structures. The workshop is based on the Dutch classic ‘Erik en het kleine insectenboek’, by Godfried Bomans. In this book insects talk to the protagonist,...
November 1, 2015
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Bioluminescence
In the month of November, ‘Open StadsLab’ was all about bioluminescence. Several groups of students from all over the Netherlands (the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam, Koninklijke academie van beeldende kunsten Den Haag e.a.) visited BioArt Laboratories. They were introduced to bio-art, biotechnology and...