Re: save the electron!

Posted by Peter Gabriel Pitrone on
URL: http://confocal-microscopy-list.275.s1.nabble.com/save-the-electron-tp7583238p7583243.html

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Hello Allison,

Also, the questionnaire won't let you go on to the next page unless the
location of your lab is in the USA.

Best Regards,
Pete

Peter Gabriel Pitrone - DipRMS TechRMS FRMS
Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopist and Imaging Specialist
for Dr. Pavel Tomancak's research group at the
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
Pfotenhauerstraße 108
01307 Dresden, Saxony
Germany


http://www.mpi-cbg.de/research/research-groups/pavel-tomancak.html &
http://www.openspim.org

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On Thu, January 8, 2015 08:52, Andreas Bruckbauer wrote:
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<|> Hi Allison,
<|> Good cause but you chose the wrong name! We are returning every single
<|> electron we borrow from the electricity supplier. Otherwise our lab
would
<|> be negatively charged and our hair stand up all the time! Just that
<|> pumping the electrons around takes an awful lot of chemical, nuclear,
<|> solar or other energy which is then converted to useless heat at our end
<|> and we probably have to pump more electrons around to transport this
heat
<|> to somwhere outside the building (switch on the air conditioning).
<|>
<|> Best wishes
<|>
<|> Andreas
<|>
<|> -----Original Message-----
<|> From: "Allison Paradise" <[hidden email]>
<|> Sent: ‎07/‎01/‎2015 23:43
<|> To: "[hidden email]"
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<|> Subject: save the electron!
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<|> Every day, millions and millions of electrons are wasted in laboratories
<|> -
<|> from centrifuges kept at 4 degrees 'just in case' and water baths
<|> permanently set to 37 degrees, to microscopes that are left on overnight
<|> because the Hg bulb needed to be left on for 30 minutes, laboratories
<|> waste
<|> a lot of energy. Our non-profit, My Green Lab, is working to reduce
<|> energy
<|> use in labs, and put those energy savings back into the pockets of
<|> researchers in the form of energy rebates.  But before we can develop
<|> financial incentives, we need to know more information about the type of
<|> equipment you use in your lab.
<|>
<|> Please help us by taking this 15-minute survey.  Anyone who works in a
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<|>
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<|>
<|> Thank you!!
<|>
<|> Thank you for helping us save the electron!
<|>