Bio-Based Ideas

Today's post refers to an inspiring talk by Eric Calvins who talks about programming the biology lab to program biological entities. I'll leave it to the reader to see what the implications of this vision are.

Here is another video from TED (did I mention that I love TED talks?) that talks about space requirements of renewable energy sources, and the 6 levers we have to get off 90% use of fossil energy use.

It's great to hear how people are thinking about using supply chains to have a positive impact on the environment. This is just great! I will let him speak.

Here is an interesting Tech Talk on Algae Pods which has a significant amount of research done already.  

On slight tangent of the more usual "bio-based economy" talk of late, I thought I would share something a bit more eclectic but nevertheless fascinating. Recently, linked up a slightly different TED talk dealing with spider silk . I found another TED talk given by Professor Cheryl Hayashi. I had actually met Professor Hayashi once before. About 10-11 years ago, I invited her to Cal State Fullerton to give a talk about what she is researching. She graciously accepted back then. I can remember that back then everyone (from students to faculty members) was mesmerized by her professionalism, the exact mind displayed in her research,  and  most importantly the passion Professor Hayashi displayed for her research. I felt the spirit of her talk from back then in the following TED talk.

Yet another interesting, TED talk!

This video made me go, "hmmm, very interesting!". It reminded me of a talk by Cheryl Hayashi at Cal State Fullerton in which she talked about properties of spider silk. Anyway, the reason I am posting this video here is because silk is another one of those bio-based materials that although known for a long time, have huge potential for alternative uses in the future.

This is a brief post while I am still mostly writing my thesis. I found another TED video with an interesting way to combine fashion with bio-based products - very interesting indeed.

I have been covered in work lately finishing up the last experiments for my thesis. So my blogging time has been less than I'd like to. Just to give a heads up, I recently read a review article on biofuels which I am planning on summarizing. However, today I wanted to introduce another angle on the "bio-based" theme by sharing with you another TED talk that talks about about bio mimickry. It very well summarizes some of what I have been thinking about and continue to be inspired about. Enjoy! P.S.: I am curious to see what the readers of this blog think about this video and the posts in general. Feedback and general commentaries, as well as suggestions for future blog posts are always welcome!

TED talks are ever so inspiring. Earlier in the year , Sylvia Earle was speaking about the need to protect our ocean's resources. It appears that ocean protection is getting more on the radar screen of the general public. Today's post features yet another talk with a very inspiring story on protecting our ocean's resources.

As you all know, I have grown quite fond of TED talks. Today, I found Brian Skerry's tells a very visual story of the ocean - both good and bad. Although it's a bit long, I encourage everyone to watch and reflect on the talk. 

Introduction: Today's post comes again from the famous TED series of talks. This is a great forum because many of the brightest heads come together at these talks to exchange the best ideas. If you want to learn more about what TED talks are, go here . Today's chosen video was just recently posted. Anthony Atala presents his institute's work on growing new organs. Without further ado:

Introduction: With some frequency, I want to introduce really good and inspirational videos without my own comments because the messages of these videos are much better than what I could say. Today's video posts without my comments comes from TED talk series. Sylvia Earle's TED Prize wish is to protect our oceans. Without further ado: