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Mycocene
A symbiotic structure that incorporates slime mold into reclaimed electronic waste.
MilieuxMake Imaging Microscopy workshop
Following the success of the first Imaging Microscopy workshop held in the lab a year ago, we are offering this workshop again to all interested Milieux members. Register with Marc Beaulieu at marc.beaulieu@concordia.ca
Bucci
Biomaterials research applied to fashion
Tagny Duff selected for prestigious Bridge artist residency at Michigan State U
Faculty research into a speculative future where biogas fuels the world
Making Visible the Everyday Invisibles
PhD student research that explores our relationships to microbes in consumption practices and in laboratory settings.
Mycelium-based Biomaterial as a Substitute to Fiberglass
MDes student research into the use of mycelium (mushroom roots) as a new sustainable alternative to fiberglass in metro cars.
Physarum Polycephalum play
Collaborative slime mold research + educational outreach activities.
Open Up! On Laboratory Cultures – article by Maya Hey
“Studio implies creativity, and Lab implies experimentation. Both connote research. We think and do in the rehearsal hall, the clinic, the design atelier, the playground, and even ‘the street.’ How does naming a space “a lab” change how and what we do inside?” Read the full article by Maya Hey on Milieux Institute’s Pause Button…
Mini ethnographie organisationnelle
A PhD student’s mini-ethnographic study of the Speculative Life Lab.
MilieuxMake: Bacterial BioPigments – GMO play, from DNA to CMYK
This five-week summer atelier was offered in the bio lab to researchers across Milieux, and to students and alumni from Concordia, UQAM and UdeM.
MilieuxMake: Do-it-together Incubator Building
Do-it-together Incubator Workshop is a chance to learn how to hack electronic components from disused PCs and muck them together with other new components to build functional incubators for bacterial culture! In the 3 hour session we will work in teams to design and build 3 separate incubators for use in the lab. All materials…
Secret message: we are not alone in our space
A BFA student project that uncovers the hidden microbes in everyday environments
