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Research techniques visualized

Excerpted from my germinature blog post.

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Last but not least, even though I mentioned my dissertation research in a previous blog post, I guess it’s still hard for most people to visualize what I’m doing at The University of Akron. Worry no more~~ The following two videos showcase about 60% of the experimental techniques that I regularly use for my research. The narrator explains those principles behind the techniques way better than I ever could. If you are interested in my research, make sure that you watch these two videos in their entirety.



Biomimicry really isn’t about your profession by training. It’s about observing nature in every detail with a curious mind and preparing to be awed by your new findings. I think these videos in this channel are pretty good demonstrations for that.

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