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Smithsonian Arts+Industries Building Talk & Demo | Tell Me More: Our Future Bodies

Ana Carolina Villar de Jimenez — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 15:43:25 +0000

Tell Me More invites you to explore the creation and function of groundbreaking inventions like Exosuit through live demonstrations. The Smithsonian Arts+Industries Building is pulling back the curtains to help you take a part in the discovery of how Exosuit works and can aid our futures. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 1.71 billion people have musculoskeletal…

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Low-Cost Tactile Displays at 36th Annual CSUN, Assistive Technology Conference Virtual Exhibit Hall

Ana Carolina Villar de Jimenez — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 15:27:22 +0000

The 36th Annual CSUN, Assistive Technology Conference, showcases the latest innovation, research, and cutting-edge technology solutions in the assistive technology field. The Low-Cost Tactile Displays team, Michael Karpelson and Rut Pena, will be presenting this technology at the Virtual Exhibit Hall, open March 9th through March 13th. Come for an opportunity to interact with the team and with…

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Cooper Hewitt: Wyss Institute Selects

Seth Kroll — Sun, 25 Aug 2019 16:24:49 +0000

The beauty of natural forms and their underlying design principles provide living organisms with their incredible strength, resilience, and efficiency. Join us for a lively conversation with Matilda McQuaid, Deputy Director of Curatorial and Head of Textiles, and Don Ingber, founding director of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, and his co-faculty…

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HUBweek: 3D Fabrication of Biologically Inspired Structures

Seth Kroll — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 02:15:58 +0000

James Weaver, Wyss Institute Senior Research Scientist, presents during the HUBweek Open Doors program. James will speak about Nature produces a remarkable diversity of mineralized composites that often exceed the performance of their modern engineering analogs. Despite significant research into the structure-function relationships of these biological material, there is a lack of information about…

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HUBweek: Hall of the Future

Seth Kroll — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 02:05:07 +0000

The Wyss Institute’s Project Abbie is featured in HUBweek’s Hall of the Future, where HUBweek attendees will speak with the research team and learn about the Wyss’ approach to early detection and treatment of anaphylaxis. Over 15 million Americans are at risk of anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction triggered by exposure to certain foods, materials, medications and insect bites.

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Biodesign: From Inspiration to Integration

Seth Kroll — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 17:40:28 +0000

The Wyss Institute’s Organs-on-Chips (Organ Chips) are featured in Biodesign: From Inspiration to Integration, an exhibition curated in collaboration with William Myers that marks the culmination of the Nature Lab’s 80th anniversary celebrations. The exhibition runs from Aug 25—Sept 27 and showcases recent examples of design and art that inform our complex relationship with nature and help us…

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XYZT: A Journey in 4 Dimensions

Jacob Watts — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 15:39:28 +0000

Exhibition \\ Art & Nature Center XYZT is an immersive art exhibition comprised of 10 interactive virtual environments generated using math and physics models. In a darkened gallery, guests use their own movement and gestures to interact with light in a series of digital landscapes inspired by nature. Specific sensations, such as walking in the grass or putting your hands into the sand…

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Life in Picoseconds

Lucy Thomas — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 14:48:54 +0000

Life in Picoseconds, the 23rd experiment at Le Laboratoire, is a collaboration between French design team Millimetre, video artist and scientist Charles Reilly, artist Daniel Faust, artist and researcher Anna Ondaatje, and Le Laboratoire founder David Edwards. Integral to the Life in Picoseconds experience is an extraordinary new form of digital representation, the Atom Screen.

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Life in Picoseconds Opening Reception

Lucy Thomas — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:21:03 +0000

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SuperMaterial

Seth Kroll — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 22:27:23 +0000

Wyss-developed Shrilk bioplastic is featured in the “SuperMaterial” exhibit at The Building Centre, a London museum that promote innovation in the built environment. Shrilk, which is made from fibroin from silk and chitosan from shrimp cells, is a compostable bioplastic alternative to non-degradable polymers. The “SuperMaterial” exhibit: The next industrial revolution is upon us.

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