The “Happy Ending” project is a Cutin-based coating design for Nanocellulose or plant-based PCBs. Cutin is a lipid naturally found on plant leaves to reduce water loss. Cutin can sprayed as a monomer before being polymerized by thermal curing. with Voice activation will send electricity to the tank to trigger the release of an enzyme to digest the cutin coating, preparing the PCB for water/bio degrading processes.

Georg told me about this competition in the meeting,
I invited Prompt and Austin to join me, of course, I don’t have much knowledge in Biology but let’s give it a try,
https://www.biodesignsprint.org/

This year’s brief on e-waste is from Google, I know that Google is seeking a solution from the community, anyway, we paid $50 each to participate in the nonstudent track.

Austin, Prompt, and I both have little knowledge about electronics and PCB, our first idea is to create a way that can turn earwax or grease from our body that contact with our phone into a way to clean and clear dust in our phone,
we left it thereafter join the intro session, they focus more on reducing e-waste or finding new materials for their products.

The team asked us to remove the interacting part with the device, they said I distracted the judge from our idea, but we insisted to keep it.

semi final round, I felt positive from the judge feedback, but we didn’t get through the final round.

ref.
Cutin-Inspired Polymers and Plant Cuticle-like Composites as Sustainable Food Packaging Materials
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/9783527820078.ch6?fbclid=IwAR3qWzEZv6voqg–UAeWrXJvDMCyppEl4vU_gGE5w6o_amiUw1wYmasXwp4

Cutin from agro-waste as a raw material for the production of bioplastics
https://academic.oup.com/jxb/article/68/19/5401/4079407?fbclid=IwAR2YQFYRvTnq2sdmTNWhsWpUI7LpJ19cUD6TsTkpkUP3HZBkm3MHS1D6CA8

Predicting the environmental impact of a future nanocellulose production at industrial scale: Application of the life cycle assessment scale-up framework
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959652617325313?fbclid=IwAR3F52J-EdYzuBd2Vht0zss2i82dn6sQx__Bm56R_xYlEiaEIcFYgRm3XF4

Surface Allows Self‑Cleaning
https://asknature.org/strategy/surface-allows-self-cleaning/

Microbial Nanocellulose Printed Circuit Boards for Medical Sensing
https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/7/2047

Giant Victoria Lilies In Phitsanulok, northern Thailand
https://evenmorethailand.com/giant-victoria-lilies-phitsanulok-northern-thailand/

The Plant Cuticle: An Ancient Guardian Barrier Set Against Long-Standing Rivals
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.663165/full

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11fWLq4oRgVme23mjpvIKJ1qBtmcVJ-dZbYesEU6rubU/edit?usp=sharing

https://jamboard.google.com/d/1hanolW5vmh9G7M7X2-y8pr7w9pr0Vd4KgGGx7wf64-8/edit?usp=sharing

Is it possible that we can transfer or stimulate taste for other.

Prof. Ando invent an electric stimulation tools that deploy light electric stimulation to induce the sense of taste,

The different result from anode or cathode system, and the study of the strength of different molecular stimulation.

I designed the mouth pieces that would control people taste reception, inspired by a parasite living on the fish tongue.
It is quite painful to think about torturing and controlling other via their tongue.

Hitomi also share about difficulties in communication when working with researcher or expert, how can they efficiently elaborate their knowledge and mutually understand each other.

Taste stimulation seems very sad for the future, but sensory stimulation can be powerful for triggering or implanting memories.

Prof. Ando also talk about concept of well being when we articulate ideas for future technology, well being as an anthropomorphic view, but well being of who or how can we ensure the well being is equally share, as a socialist view or as hedonist.

https://fb.me/e/TxAVNVnQ