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nshapiro "hello! as noted in the post "The community scientists will be using both they Public Lab DIY formaldehyde test kit and the RKI FP-30 formaldehyde m..." | Read more » over 4 years ago
nshapiro "I think the issue is more for the workers than the visitors. There was an expose in the NYT last year or so? A lot of the work is being lead by wo..." | Read more » over 5 years ago
nshapiro " I'm not sure if this method would be helpful for sampling things like heavy metals or pesticides, as we're just looking at microbiome data. The th..." | Read more » over 5 years ago
nshapiro "your google alerts game must be strong @amirberAgain :) " | Read more » about 6 years ago
nshapiro "Hi @nickyname sorry for the delay! you can use many different size pots for this from about 6 inches to 18ish inches. In out kits we use 9.6 ounces..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
nshapiro "Thank you so much Liz! We have a new research note on this coming out any day (text is all copy edited) its just a matter of uploading it now. The ..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
nshapiro " @nshapiro has marked gretchengehrke as a co-author. " | Read more » over 6 years ago
nshapiro "Hi @localman, apologies for any confusion. Vertical (facing upwards close to the rootball) is ideal. It depends on how big your planter is whether ..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
nshapiro "Thanks all! Looks like I'm late to some important comments. Thanks, @warren. I've updated the note per both of your requests. @Odie91that's a gre..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
nshapiro "Thinking about the history of the science behind the kit (photo by Merle Ibach): " | Read more » almost 7 years ago
nshapiro "Here are a couple more images of the event. The mesh assembly table: The root cleaning station: " | Read more » almost 7 years ago
nshapiro "Here are all the differnt forms of instructions (different sizes and web or print usage): kit_instructions-web_A4.pdf kit_instructions-web_A3.p..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
nshapiro "its pretty small. the file is linked in the text, here's the link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SbZog5bou9gsCbv5kqFMKwvD6QCCG_Kl/view Thank you! " | Read more » almost 7 years ago
nshapiro "hi @warren! how do i upload Kevin's .psd to PL.org and link to there so that he can not worry about accidentally breaking the link to his drive in ..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
nshapiro "Hi @aldehyde, Apologies for the delay! That sounds like an incredible application of this technology. Are there ways that we can support you in th..." | Read more » about 7 years ago
nshapiro "hi @aldehyde great question! you can follow this link to beta test the app https://u.osu.edu/smartform/beta-test/ yes, after the beta testing is d..." | Read more » about 7 years ago
nshapiro "This is fantastic!!! I can't wait to see these designs spring into life! " | Read more » over 7 years ago
nshapiro "also they have an IAQ monitor installed... but its not clear to me what exactly they are monitoring... and what its detection limits are. " | Read more » over 7 years ago
nshapiro "these are great! thanks you leslie! Also just found this: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/clairy-the-most-amazing-natural-air-purifier-green#/ t..." | Read more » over 7 years ago
nshapiro "sorry to blow up the comments! here is another project that doesn't use any power to increase diffusion of air to the root system https://www.airy...." | Read more » over 7 years ago
nshapiro "Also maybe we should buy and take apart one of these to see how their system works. this is more closely based on NASA research than the Andrea pur..." | Read more » over 7 years ago
nshapiro "So exciting @kkoerner! no need to have a finalized prototype, in-process is a nice time to share and get feedback. I'd also like to circulate your ..." | Read more » over 7 years ago
nshapiro "here are some design precedents we were thinking with a year ago that I just sent to Christophe (we'll talk in may as he gets up to speed). I woul..." | Read more » over 7 years ago
nshapiro "Thanks @kkoerner! For the air purifier, pulsing pumps are a-ok as we are not trying to move air through the roots in a precisely known way, just a ..." | Read more » over 7 years ago