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A social network for microorganisms

The photos show several samples of physarum polycephalum treated with pules of light at the same locations over the time of growing. These location where taken from another culture of the microorganism. It's remarable to see that in the absnt of light the physarum polycephalum which is not treated with light searches the whole dish for food and expands freely while a micoorganism which is treatet with light focuses on food sources. Also other microorganisms grow mor prominant in samples wich are treated with light.

Idea and concept

We use technology to connect each other. In the last years social media platforms emerged and gained popularity. Is the use of technology limited to humans or is it possible to develop and apply such a network to different worlds. Can technology be used to "talk" or interact with microorganisms and me or humans?

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Two cultures of microorganisms are connectet through a camera and UV-light sources. One organism functions as an influencer that takes over control over the life of the other organism.

Technical solutions

The position and or growing of the physarum is detected by a camera above the dish. To get stable and reliable readings, it is necessary to have a constant lightsource above. The image taken by the camera gets processed and controlls the lights using an arduino microcontroller.

Process

Growing diary

Inspiration and research

Rules for Biologically Inspired Adaptive Network Design

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-== Interesting Things ==
+= A social network for microorganisms =
-[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/41111573_Rules_for_Biologically_Inspired_Adaptive_Network_Design Rules for Biologically Inspired Adaptive Network Design]
-== Project Idea ==
+[[File:PhyComp1.png]]
-=== A social network for microorganisms ===
+[[File:PhyComp2.png]]
-We use technology to connect each other. In the last years social media platforms emerged and gained popularity.
-Is the use of technology limited to humans or is it possible to develop and apply such a network to different worlds.
-The main approach would be to set one culture of a microorganism and connect it to other microorganisms though technology.
+The photos show several samples of physarum polycephalum treated with pules of light at the same locations over the time of growing. These location where taken from another culture of the microorganism.
+It's remarable to see that in the absnt of light the physarum polycephalum which is not treated with light searches the whole dish for food and expands freely while a micoorganism which is treatet with light focuses on food sources. Also other microorganisms grow mor prominant in samples wich are treated with light.
-One organism functions as an influencer that takes over control over the lives of other organisms. This could be the temperature ,supply of light or even food.
+== Idea and concept ==
-There may be a feedback loop. For example if the organisms that get influenced give a positive feedback (e.g. food supply) to the organism that influences them.
+We use technology to connect each other. In the last years social media platforms emerged and gained popularity.
+Is the use of technology limited to humans or is it possible to develop and apply such a network to different worlds. Can technology be used to "talk" or interact with microorganisms and me or humans?
-=== Technical solutions ===
+[[File:dw.png|500px]]
-The position and or growing of the physarum can be detected by light sensors underneath the dish. This could be even designed as a maze build out of transparent tubing.
-To get stable and reliable readings, it is necessary to have a constant lightsource above.
-The data generated by the sensors gets processed by a microcontroller or by using simple electronics.
-== Things I think about ==
+[[File:ezgif.com-video-to-gif.gif|550px]]
-Is there a way to establish a communication between two quite different organisms?
-Can technology be used to "talk" or interact with microorganisms and me or humans?
-I'm trying to build a capacitor with the organism.
+Two cultures of microorganisms are connectet through a camera and UV-light sources.
-A capacitor consists of two conductors wich stores different charges. They are seperated by a medium. Which is typicly a vacuum or an isolator. In this case a organic and growing organism.
+One organism functions as an influencer that takes over control over the life of the other organism.
-Chances in that medium change the characteristic of the capacitor. Which could be data that can be read.
-== 22/4/2021 ==
+== Technical solutions ==
+The position and or growing of the physarum is detected by a camera above the dish.
+To get stable and reliable readings, it is necessary to have a constant lightsource above.
+The image taken by the camera gets processed and controlls the lights using an arduino microcontroller.
-My desk is now a co-working space.
+[[File:cqi.png|400px]]
-I work and organisms are growing. Two of three organisms are growing very well and fast. About 15mm to 20mm.
-The third organism is growing slower.
+== Process ==
+[[/Growing diary/]]
-Every once in a while I check the dishes and look at the organisms. It's exiting to see them growing.
+== Inspiration and research ==
-Things are happening. Right before my eyes, that's nice.
+[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/41111573_Rules_for_Biologically_Inspired_Adaptive_Network_Design Rules for Biologically Inspired Adaptive Network Design]
-== 23/4/2021 ==
-There is a white mold growing in one of the dishes. I`ll seperate the mold to a new dish. And sterelised everthing that was in contact.
-== 24/4/2021 ==
-I've prepared new dishes and moved/divided the organisms. I also gave them new flakes.
-<gallery>
-File:DW_fP_02.jpeg.jpeg
-File:DW_fP_01.jpeg
-</gallery>