this post was submitted on 12 Jun 2023
26 points (100.0% liked)

Science

13033 readers
43 users here now

Studies, research findings, and interesting tidbits from the ever-expanding scientific world.

Subcommunities on Beehaw:

Be sure to also check out these other Fediverse science communities:

This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
alyaza@beehaw.org
Gaywallet@beehaw.org
remington@beehaw.org
26
What field do you work in? (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by realChem@beehaw.org to c/science@beehaw.org
88 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

I've been curious how many working researchers we've got in this community, and what you all do!

If you're working in science (physical or social), engineering, etc in a research capacity, give a shout in the comments and let us know what you work on! Same goes for students and amateur scientists at any level. (And by amateur I mean those of you who are working on your own experiments but just not being paid for it / not working on a degree; I'm upset that "amateur" has a negative connotation, it shouldn't.)

I'm currently a PhD candidate, working on transmission electron microscopy and electronic materials (mainly ferroelectrics). In the past I've been involved in research / product development in a few different industries, including medical devices, aerogels, and materials for RF devices.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That doesn't feel helpful to you?

[–] appel@whiskers.bim.boats 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

no, the technology is underdeveloped, and very resource intensive. I don't think it is a viable alternative at all. Better to just eat what grows from the ground than spend so much time, money, energy forcing cells that don't want to grow in such an artificial environment. I've also started to notice how it seems to be quite tied to EA and longtermism crowd, who are investing in it a lot.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

True. It could still have benefits from a vegetarian or conservation perspective, though.

Have you thought about trying to get into genetically modified plant crops, then?

[–] appel@whiskers.bim.boats 1 points 1 year ago

I did consider it yes, but those companies are evil too, they make a farmer reliant on a super crop that can't produce its own seeds, and then make a mint by selling them seeds every year.