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Mia Maki @miamaki.bsky.social · 1d

This is so cool... World's driest desert blooms in rare, fleeting show...
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The world's driest desert blooms into a rare, fleeting flower show

A rare bloom in Chile’s Atacama desert has briefly transformed one of the world’s driest places into a dazzling carpet of fuchsia-colored wildflowers.

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Mia Maki @miamaki.bsky.social · Jul 1

My kid is in her final weeks of filming! A few shots from the final scene in Crime by Design.

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Mia Maki @miamaki.bsky.social · Apr 2

❄️ As the planet warms, more people are relying on CO2-intensive air conditioning. Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology may have just unlocked emissions-free cooling – at the commercial scale." - Springwise
hkust.edu.hk/news/hkust-e...

HKUST Engineering Researchers Develop Eco-Friendly Cooling Device with Record-Breaking Efficiency | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Researchers at the School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed an eco-friendly refrigeration device with record-breaking cooling performance in t...

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Mia Maki @miamaki.bsky.social · Feb 1

I seem to be pulling this quote back up more and more often over the last year…

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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · Jan 30

Two Victoria-based entrepreneurs named UVic's Distinguished Entrepreneurs of the Year

Wilkinson and Sparling are co-founders of Tiny, a holding company consisting of more than 40 businesses.

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Mia Maki @miamaki.bsky.social · Nov 27

Interested in starting a business with impact in BC? Project Zero incubator might be a fit.
www.project-zero.ca/bc-incubator

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Mia Maki @miamaki.bsky.social · Nov 27

What other waste do we have on Vancouver Island that could be upcycled? The fibre below is made from banana stems. #bananapeels? #socent #entrepreneurship
greenbananapaper.com/blogs/about-...

About Our Products

Green Banana Paper is sustainably manufacturing world-class vegan products from agricultural banana waste in Kosrae, Micronesia. All products feature banana fiber paper: a naturally beautiful and stro...

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Mia Maki @miamaki.bsky.social · Nov 20

Edible coffee cups! Chocolate please... "Our edible cups not only function amazingly, but they taste fantastic too...are made to take extra hot liquids like tea, coffee and other hot drinks, as well as be the perfect vessel for any ice-cream or dessert." #socent

twiice.co.nz/blogs/journa...

Why do we need edible cups?

Are edible cups going to help save the planet? Co-founder Jamie discusses why twiice was started and how it's helping with NZ's problem of waste.

twiice.co.nz

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Mia Maki @miamaki.bsky.social · Nov 20

Loliware - "Advance a plastic-free future with our patented Sea Technology resins. SEA Technology is a new category of resins made from regenerative, carbon-capturing and ocean-farmed seaweed." #socent #entrepreneurship www.loliware.com

The picture shows seaweed pellets on the right and utensils on the right, showing the transformation from seaweed to biodegradable utensils.

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Mia Maki @miamaki.bsky.social · Nov 20

Fab Materials in the UK could turns waste into construction materials: "Boards produced using Fab Materials’ technology can be used for a wide variety of furniture, construction, display & design applications." #socent #entrepreneurship www.fabmaterials.com/about

Mia Maki @miamaki.bsky.social · Nov 17

Me!

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Mia Maki @miamaki.bsky.social · Nov 16

Extracting lithium & magnesium together helps avoid creation of solid waste and reduces environmental impacts of lithium extraction. Researchers in Australia developed a new efficient technique to extract from salt lake brines: EDTA-aided loose nanofiltration (EANLF). springwise.com/innovation/m...

Extracting lithium and magnesium together - Springwise

The new nanofiltration method could unlock the potential of underutilised salt flats

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Mia Maki @miamaki.bsky.social · Nov 16

Equatic: tech inspired by seashells, removes CO2 from seawater; creates calcium carbonate - can be sold as construction material or put back into the ocean - & hydrogen gas, clean fuel. Pilot plants in LA and Singapore have removed over 75,000 tonnes of CO2. #socent #sustainability
www.equatic.tech

Equatic

www.equatic.tech

Mia Maki @miamaki.bsky.social · Nov 16

UVic's landing page right now - we're #1 🚀 Congratulations to the MBA program folks! Cheryl Mitchell, PhD Kate Donovan and their team; mic drop 🎤

The picture shows a classroom at UVic with smiling students and the headline: number one in Canada and top 10 globally

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Mia Maki @miamaki.bsky.social · Nov 16

UVic’s Matt Murphy “I am excited to share..Balance Co-Lab with you. Our work brings Indigenous organizations and university-based partners together to support decision-making and impact assessment informed by Indigenous knowledge, values and governance systems.”
balancecolab.com

Building on Indigenous Knowledge | Balance Co-Lab

Bringing community and university partners together, we support decision-making guided by Indigenous knowledge and values.

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Mia Maki @miamaki.bsky.social · Sep 29

So proud of my colleagues Emily Salmon and Doug Stuart who tackled the indigenization of a University Canadian tax course. "How a collaborative effort created a unique course that addresses the Indigenous tax gap in academic and CPA circles" #truthandreconciliation www.uvic.ca/news/search/...

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Mia Maki @miamaki.bsky.social · Aug 24

Proud colleague of Dr. Aaron Devor! "Every year, the University of Victoria’s Transgender Archives attract visitors from all over the world looking to study and learn from its history. The archives are the largest of their kind..."
www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com/trending-now...

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Mia Maki @miamaki.bsky.social · Dec 23

Victoria #yyj, UVic and Gustavson connection: ‘Lifelong dream’: Weird Al Yankovic shouts out new bioreactor on Nantucket named after him A machine dubbed "Weird Al Plankovic" will help grow massive amounts of algae to feed shellfish. www.boston.com/news/local-n...

Mia Maki @miamaki.bsky.social · Dec 23

Weird Al, UVic & Victoria BC... Biotech co Industrial Plankton, founded by UVic ECS and Gustavson alums, Robert and Ashley Roulston, changing the world; food safe bioreactors - used in research, and now kelp farming, around the world. #yyj #socent www.boston.com/news/local-n...

Mia Maki @miamaki.bsky.social · Dec 23

Weird Al, UVic & Victoria BC... Biotech co Industrial Plankton, founded by UVic ECS and Gustavson alums, Robert and Ashley Roulston, changing the world; food safe bioreactors - used in research, and now kelp farming, around the world. #yyj #socent www.boston.com/news/local-n...

Mia Maki @miamaki.bsky.social · Dec 20

Good morning! Always some bright sunshine if you look hard enough: "the first paper cup for hot drinks that doesn’t require a plastic lid" #socent #sustainability

www.springwise.com/innovation/f...