
Mark Osborne
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Mark Osborne
@OzLabz
Science guy in nano- and bio-tech, dreaming lasers, optics, imaging, simulation, good design, art, gardening and coffee! Ts n RTs for interest, not endorsement




Recycled plastic can be more toxic and is no fix for pollution, Greenpeace warns #Echobox=1684901524" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theguardian.com/environment/20…


In 1985 an astronaut noticed this physical behavior of a handle, that turned out to be the proof of a theorem: the tennis racket theorem (also dubbed the Dzhanibekov effect) [read more:buff.ly/2odWCC9] [video, HD: buff.ly/2Jofc8h]



Joining scientists & celebs at the ‘Oscars of Science’ in Hollywood ✨ For his contributions to next-generation DNA sequencing development, David Klenerman was presented the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences by Mark Zuckerberg & @RobertDowneyJr 🧬 ➡️ breakthroughprize.org/News/79



Congratulations to Dr Lorna Brigham after passing her PhD viva! 🍾🎓👏 Good luck for the future from everyone in the Chemistry Dept @SussexLifeSci



Home. In fact it’s come home. A sentence I thought I’d never write. I’ve gone. Thank you Lionesses.

"An inefficient virus kills its host. A clever virus stays with it.", J. Lovelock. The kids are now the clever ones. So that makes "Generation Z, the New Phage therapy for Gaia" #wordplaywince #climatestrike @IPCC @UNFCCC @GretaThunberg @CoolBrighton

Worth a rt with another fitting Lovelock quote ahead of lockdown "Climate change now represents so urgent a threat to mankind that the only way to deal with it is by suspending democracy." Add Covid to that. #climatecovidcrises #StayAtHomeSaveLives #NHSThankYou

Happy 100th to J. Lovelock. Belated but an excuse to quote "...we are a species with schizoid tendencies, and like an old lady who has to share her house with a growing and destructive group of teenagers, Gaia grows angry, and if they do not mend their ways she will evict them."


It’s the 20th anniversary of Big Beach Boutique II next year, if you were there, we would love to hear your stories from the day. Please email them to: bigbeach@fatboyslim.net Please send any video footage or photos you have too. We’re making something special....

