Greenlab Zürich
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Students, technicians, postdocs and lab workers at @ethzurich.bsky.social and UZH doing our part to make research more sustainable 🧪🌱 https://www.greenlabzurich.uzh.ch/en.html
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Exciting collaboration! D-ITET's Automatic Control Lab and Google are pioneering carbon-aware computing by shifting workloads between data centre locations. Sophie Hall and project lead Ana Radovanovic are proving that academic theory can drive real-world sustainability.
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January 20, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Exciting collaboration! D-ITET's Automatic Control Lab and Google are pioneering carbon-aware computing by shifting workloads between data centre locations. Sophie Hall and project lead Ana Radovanovic are proving that academic theory can drive real-world sustainability.
ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...
ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...
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Have you ever paused and wondered about the many different ways in which computing infrastructure and activities impact the environment?
@loiclnlg.bsky.social and our own Flaminia Zane have created a free guide dedicated to sustainable computing in science: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/onl...
🧬🖥️📊🌱
@loiclnlg.bsky.social and our own Flaminia Zane have created a free guide dedicated to sustainable computing in science: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/onl...
🧬🖥️📊🌱
February 3, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Have you ever paused and wondered about the many different ways in which computing infrastructure and activities impact the environment?
@loiclnlg.bsky.social and our own Flaminia Zane have created a free guide dedicated to sustainable computing in science: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/onl...
🧬🖥️📊🌱
@loiclnlg.bsky.social and our own Flaminia Zane have created a free guide dedicated to sustainable computing in science: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/onl...
🧬🖥️📊🌱
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Bioplastics for the lab are finally here!
But there’s a big problem — few people actually know what bioplastics are.
Here’s what you need to know 🧵👇
But there’s a big problem — few people actually know what bioplastics are.
Here’s what you need to know 🧵👇
October 16, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Bioplastics for the lab are finally here!
But there’s a big problem — few people actually know what bioplastics are.
Here’s what you need to know 🧵👇
But there’s a big problem — few people actually know what bioplastics are.
Here’s what you need to know 🧵👇
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Sustainability tip for yeast labs:
when replica plating you can combine two different dissection plates into one replica plate. This will reduce the number of plates you use by almost ½.
Here’s how:
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when replica plating you can combine two different dissection plates into one replica plate. This will reduce the number of plates you use by almost ½.
Here’s how:
🧵/1
November 5, 2023 at 5:30 PM
Sustainability tip for yeast labs:
when replica plating you can combine two different dissection plates into one replica plate. This will reduce the number of plates you use by almost ½.
Here’s how:
🧵/1
when replica plating you can combine two different dissection plates into one replica plate. This will reduce the number of plates you use by almost ½.
Here’s how:
🧵/1
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Very interesting article outlining good evaluation practice for sustainability assessments of analytical methods.
Many tools are available in this rapidly expanding field. Hopefully these assessments can be come embedded in all lab settings.
#greensky #greenchem.
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Many tools are available in this rapidly expanding field. Hopefully these assessments can be come embedded in all lab settings.
#greensky #greenchem.
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
How to correctly evaluate greenness, whiteness and other “colours”? Introducing general rules of a good evaluation practice
In analytical chemistry, the use of dedicated metrics for assessing greenness, whiteness and other “colours” of new methods is becoming very popular. However, does this entail an increase in the overa...
pubs.rsc.org
December 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Very interesting article outlining good evaluation practice for sustainability assessments of analytical methods.
Many tools are available in this rapidly expanding field. Hopefully these assessments can be come embedded in all lab settings.
#greensky #greenchem.
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Many tools are available in this rapidly expanding field. Hopefully these assessments can be come embedded in all lab settings.
#greensky #greenchem.
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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This post might change how you do your PCRs
Potentially saving you 46% time, 50% money, and 38% plastic waste
In short: DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2024.01.013
In more detail in the thread below:
Potentially saving you 46% time, 50% money, and 38% plastic waste
In short: DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2024.01.013
In more detail in the thread below:
July 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
This post might change how you do your PCRs
Potentially saving you 46% time, 50% money, and 38% plastic waste
In short: DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2024.01.013
In more detail in the thread below:
Potentially saving you 46% time, 50% money, and 38% plastic waste
In short: DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2024.01.013
In more detail in the thread below:
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A concept known as Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) has recently begun spreading through the chemical sciences. This approach has roots firmly planted in green chemistry. cen.acs.org/environment/...
#chemsky 🧪
#chemsky 🧪
January 6, 2026 at 10:12 AM
A concept known as Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) has recently begun spreading through the chemical sciences. This approach has roots firmly planted in green chemistry. cen.acs.org/environment/...
#chemsky 🧪
#chemsky 🧪
If your lab is winding down for the holidays, remember to
💡 switch off incubators, shakers, and other equipment - they need their rest too!
💡 switch off incubators, shakers, and other equipment - they need their rest too!
a cartoon monkey is pressing a red button that says shut it down
ALT: a cartoon monkey is pressing a red button that says shut it down
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December 19, 2025 at 11:04 AM
If your lab is winding down for the holidays, remember to
💡 switch off incubators, shakers, and other equipment - they need their rest too!
💡 switch off incubators, shakers, and other equipment - they need their rest too!
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Did you know that 85 million tons of paper are wasted each year globally? This equates to over 1 million trees being lost to paper waste. In this sustainability tip, we have compiled a few examples of changes that can be made in the office to encourage a more #sustainable space!
#SCNOW #Recycle
#SCNOW #Recycle
March 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Did you know that 85 million tons of paper are wasted each year globally? This equates to over 1 million trees being lost to paper waste. In this sustainability tip, we have compiled a few examples of changes that can be made in the office to encourage a more #sustainable space!
#SCNOW #Recycle
#SCNOW #Recycle
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💡How to Save Water in the Lab ?
➡️ 10 Practical Sustainability Tips for Scientists #MyGreenLab
mygreenlab.org/the-beaker-b...
➡️ 10 Practical Sustainability Tips for Scientists #MyGreenLab
mygreenlab.org/the-beaker-b...
How to Save Water in the Lab: 10 Practical Sustainability Tips for Scientists | My Green Lab - Education
Discover 10 practical ways labs can cut water waste, reduce costs, and boost sustainability without compromising science.
mygreenlab.org
November 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
💡How to Save Water in the Lab ?
➡️ 10 Practical Sustainability Tips for Scientists #MyGreenLab
mygreenlab.org/the-beaker-b...
➡️ 10 Practical Sustainability Tips for Scientists #MyGreenLab
mygreenlab.org/the-beaker-b...
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Über 8 Kilogramm Abfall pro Patient*in im Krankenhaus
Erste Benchmark-Studie zum Krankenhausabfall legt Grundlagen für Kreislaufwirtschaft...
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Erste Benchmark-Studie zum Krankenhausabfall legt Grundlagen für Kreislaufwirtschaft...
weiterlesen
July 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Über 8 Kilogramm Abfall pro Patient*in im Krankenhaus
Erste Benchmark-Studie zum Krankenhausabfall legt Grundlagen für Kreislaufwirtschaft...
weiterlesen
Erste Benchmark-Studie zum Krankenhausabfall legt Grundlagen für Kreislaufwirtschaft...
weiterlesen
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If any of you are interested in making digital practice in FE & Skills more sustainable, then please join our FREE online Digital Sustainability Community - open to anyone working in the Further Education.
Next meetup: Tues 11 Nov, 2pm.
Share ideas, challenges & resources.
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Next meetup: Tues 11 Nov, 2pm.
Share ideas, challenges & resources.
Please share x
FE and skills digital sustainability community - Jisc
A group for those working in further education and skills to come together and share information and good practice around digital sustainability.
www.jisc.ac.uk
November 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
If any of you are interested in making digital practice in FE & Skills more sustainable, then please join our FREE online Digital Sustainability Community - open to anyone working in the Further Education.
Next meetup: Tues 11 Nov, 2pm.
Share ideas, challenges & resources.
Please share x
Next meetup: Tues 11 Nov, 2pm.
Share ideas, challenges & resources.
Please share x
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The result?
✅ 45+ concrete opportunities for greener practices
What made this work?
Enthusiasm + positivity.
Here is my full list of sustainable actions: re-advance.com/a-list-of-su...
✅ 45+ concrete opportunities for greener practices
What made this work?
Enthusiasm + positivity.
Here is my full list of sustainable actions: re-advance.com/a-list-of-su...
A List of Sustainable Practices – https://re-advance.com/science-and-sustianability/
re-advance.com
August 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The result?
✅ 45+ concrete opportunities for greener practices
What made this work?
Enthusiasm + positivity.
Here is my full list of sustainable actions: re-advance.com/a-list-of-su...
✅ 45+ concrete opportunities for greener practices
What made this work?
Enthusiasm + positivity.
Here is my full list of sustainable actions: re-advance.com/a-list-of-su...
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#LEAF is a sustainability standard designed to help research groups reduce environmental impact.🌱
As an efficient lab = a sustainable lab, here are 3 top tips to save resources and avoid waste from Molly and Sylvia in our MacLaren and Xue labs...🧵
#EarthDay
As an efficient lab = a sustainable lab, here are 3 top tips to save resources and avoid waste from Molly and Sylvia in our MacLaren and Xue labs...🧵
#EarthDay
Making your lab more sustainable – top tips for LEAF accreditation
Need inspiration on how to start working towards your lab ‘LEAF’ accreditation? We spoke to DPhil students Sylvia Franklin and Molly John from the MacLaren and Xue Labs respectively, who led a recent…
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April 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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If you care about sustainability, these numbers you need to know - let's make it super quick:
These numbers are hard to come by but:
Centrifuge: 4.2 kWh
Incubator: 0.04–0.9
PCR Cycler: 0.2–2
Thermomixer: 0.11
E-pipette: 0.01–0.05
#GreenLab #STEM #Sustainability
These numbers are hard to come by but:
Centrifuge: 4.2 kWh
Incubator: 0.04–0.9
PCR Cycler: 0.2–2
Thermomixer: 0.11
E-pipette: 0.01–0.05
#GreenLab #STEM #Sustainability
August 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
If you care about sustainability, these numbers you need to know - let's make it super quick:
These numbers are hard to come by but:
Centrifuge: 4.2 kWh
Incubator: 0.04–0.9
PCR Cycler: 0.2–2
Thermomixer: 0.11
E-pipette: 0.01–0.05
#GreenLab #STEM #Sustainability
These numbers are hard to come by but:
Centrifuge: 4.2 kWh
Incubator: 0.04–0.9
PCR Cycler: 0.2–2
Thermomixer: 0.11
E-pipette: 0.01–0.05
#GreenLab #STEM #Sustainability
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Do you have an idea that could make research more environmentally sustainable?
Get up to £10,000 to develop your project and help increase sustainable lab practices. Find out more ➡️ rsc.li/sustainable-labs-grant #ChemSky
Get up to £10,000 to develop your project and help increase sustainable lab practices. Find out more ➡️ rsc.li/sustainable-labs-grant #ChemSky
September 29, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Do you have an idea that could make research more environmentally sustainable?
Get up to £10,000 to develop your project and help increase sustainable lab practices. Find out more ➡️ rsc.li/sustainable-labs-grant #ChemSky
Get up to £10,000 to develop your project and help increase sustainable lab practices. Find out more ➡️ rsc.li/sustainable-labs-grant #ChemSky
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The Sustainable Laboratories Grant 2025 is open!
Apply for up to £10,000 to support projects that improve sustainability in lab practice – we’re accepting applications till 6 October 2025.
Apply today: rsc.li/sustainable-labs-grant
Apply for up to £10,000 to support projects that improve sustainability in lab practice – we’re accepting applications till 6 October 2025.
Apply today: rsc.li/sustainable-labs-grant
September 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The Sustainable Laboratories Grant 2025 is open!
Apply for up to £10,000 to support projects that improve sustainability in lab practice – we’re accepting applications till 6 October 2025.
Apply today: rsc.li/sustainable-labs-grant
Apply for up to £10,000 to support projects that improve sustainability in lab practice – we’re accepting applications till 6 October 2025.
Apply today: rsc.li/sustainable-labs-grant
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Doing the basics well (not just shiny tech/gadgets) is a huge part of reducing emissions & we need to recognise + embrace that.
We have just tested a simple change to the hot water system in a big university building & it reduces energy use by ~20%. Users won't notice.
Yay for the simple stuff!
We have just tested a simple change to the hot water system in a big university building & it reduces energy use by ~20%. Users won't notice.
Yay for the simple stuff!
August 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Doing the basics well (not just shiny tech/gadgets) is a huge part of reducing emissions & we need to recognise + embrace that.
We have just tested a simple change to the hot water system in a big university building & it reduces energy use by ~20%. Users won't notice.
Yay for the simple stuff!
We have just tested a simple change to the hot water system in a big university building & it reduces energy use by ~20%. Users won't notice.
Yay for the simple stuff!
Happy #SustainabilityTipTuesday! This week, we want to encourage any of you who help to organise meetings, workshops and conferences to consider offering a virtual option to reduce travel-related emissions ✈️
The carbon footprint of conferences is large – but fully virtual meetings can reduce the environmental impact by 99%! You can keep sustainability in mind while learning & connecting with researchers around the globe by attending the OHBM Satellite Meeting September 10-12!
September 9, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Happy #SustainabilityTipTuesday! This week, we want to encourage any of you who help to organise meetings, workshops and conferences to consider offering a virtual option to reduce travel-related emissions ✈️
Happy #SustainabilityTipTuesday - today, we want to shamelessly promo our new LinkedIn page, which you can find and follow here: www.linkedin.com/company/gree...
Greenlab Zürich | LinkedIn
Greenlab Zürich | 15 followers on LinkedIn. Making scientific research more sustainable | We are a group of scientists on different levels based on Zürich, aimed at raising awareness and reducing the ...
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September 2, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Happy #SustainabilityTipTuesday - today, we want to shamelessly promo our new LinkedIn page, which you can find and follow here: www.linkedin.com/company/gree...
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Students are leading the charge for #GreenChemistry education at @queensuglobal.bsky.social. 👏🌱 Q-ACS helped bring the Green Chemistry Commitment to the Department of Chemistry and launched programs like “Which Is Greener?” to advance sustainable science on campus. Read more. buff.ly/xfvJDAt
From Our Community: How Student Leadership Helped Bring the Green Chemistry Commitment to Queen’s University
The Queen’s University International Student Chapter of the American Chemical Society is advancing green chemistry through the Green Chemistry Commitment and other initiatives.
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July 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Students are leading the charge for #GreenChemistry education at @queensuglobal.bsky.social. 👏🌱 Q-ACS helped bring the Green Chemistry Commitment to the Department of Chemistry and launched programs like “Which Is Greener?” to advance sustainable science on campus. Read more. buff.ly/xfvJDAt
This #SustainabilityTipTuesday, we want to share this great read about improving efficiency in the lab to further sustainability efforts! Take a look 👇 febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
FEBS Press
As interest in sustainability grows, many researchers raise questions about changing scientific practices. To enable effective change, we reconceptualize sustainability as an approach that optimizes ...
febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 19, 2025 at 6:49 AM
This #SustainabilityTipTuesday, we want to share this great read about improving efficiency in the lab to further sustainability efforts! Take a look 👇 febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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We are excited to share this review by Gabriela T. Quadros and coworkers on Bio-Based Green Solvents in Organic Synthesis!
🔗 www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejo...
#SCNOW #SDGs #SustainableSolvents #BioBased #Synthesis
🔗 www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejo...
#SCNOW #SDGs #SustainableSolvents #BioBased #Synthesis
August 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
We are excited to share this review by Gabriela T. Quadros and coworkers on Bio-Based Green Solvents in Organic Synthesis!
🔗 www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejo...
#SCNOW #SDGs #SustainableSolvents #BioBased #Synthesis
🔗 www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejo...
#SCNOW #SDGs #SustainableSolvents #BioBased #Synthesis
Happy #SustainabilityTipTuesday! Today, we encourage you take action on reducing water use in the lab, with the help of this great resource 👇💧
www.tcd.ie/sustainabili...
Fantastic writeup from Trinity College detailing how to reduce water consumption in your lab.
#getgreener #greenchem
Fantastic writeup from Trinity College detailing how to reduce water consumption in your lab.
#getgreener #greenchem
Water usage - Trinity Sustainability | Trinity College DublinmenusearchSearchmenu
www.tcd.ie
August 5, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Happy #SustainabilityTipTuesday! Today, we encourage you take action on reducing water use in the lab, with the help of this great resource 👇💧
It's always a good time to think about your chemistry protocols - could you replace harmful chemicals like TFA with something more benign? #SustainabilityTipTuesday
Another article highlighting sustainability issues with TFA.
TFA is as a good low pH stabilizer, however its environmental impact is huge. Greener alternatives such as acetic or formic acid can be validated for this application
#getgreener #greenchemistry
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
TFA is as a good low pH stabilizer, however its environmental impact is huge. Greener alternatives such as acetic or formic acid can be validated for this application
#getgreener #greenchemistry
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Forever chemical’ found in mineral water from several European countries
Contamination thought to stem from the heavy application of pesticides containing TFA, a type of PFAS
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2025 at 7:41 AM
It's always a good time to think about your chemistry protocols - could you replace harmful chemicals like TFA with something more benign? #SustainabilityTipTuesday