Crowdsourcing water samples for arsenic testing

For collecting as many water samples as we could, we decided to crowdsource. These samples were then to be sent to Continue reading →

Diatom Isolation process

Diatoms are a major group of algae, and are among the most common types of phytoplankton. They are photosynthetic and Continue reading →

Mapping in Yogyakarta

All the partners had a chance to meet in Hackterialab 2014 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is always nice to meet Continue reading →

Yashas’ EPFL visit

Yashas, who leads the (Art)ScienceBLR crew in Bangalore, India came through Europe this summer to visit EPFL. We invited him Continue reading →

science for poets

The 2013 Bangalore crew and their entries in the hackterialab wiki: Akshaya Zachariah Chaitrali Bhide Gita Upmale Maithili Panikar Radha Continue reading →

Arsenic Field Testing – Kolar

Kolar is located 70 km East from Bangalore. Ten years ago the gold mines in Kolar were shut down by Continue reading →

Prototyping a mobile lab

Taking inspiration from IDEO in California, we decided to try out the ‘Dirty Prototyping‘ process to generate more ideas. Using Continue reading →

Ideas for removing Arsenic from Ar-contaminated water

Here are some links that explain different ways to remove Arsenic from Ar-contaminated water. Removing arsenic using PVA bottles. Arsenic Continue reading →