Vittorio Saggiomo (@Vsaggiomo@bsky.social) Profile picture
Associate prof BioNanoTechnology @WUR (ex @kieluni, @univgroningen, @UninaIT). Tech+Chem = microfab, 3D printing, Sensors & Devices. Nerd, gamer, and bad artist
Nov 18, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
Spoiler for tomorrow…..
@Sander_Says is an angle grinder magician :D @Sander_Says performing the last cut (hopefully)
Apr 17, 2021 18 tweets 8 min read
I should be writing, but ......
As those are now available in supermarkets, shall we take a look? So, it’s a swab, apparently not a deep swab though. Polyoxymethylene and a sponge, sterile and approved for medical use
Mar 23, 2021 16 tweets 6 min read
Finally is out, our super cheap, easy to produce in millions, almost universal, and with low waste impact nucleic acid detection (LAMP test for #COVID19) non-instrumental device. The answer is: a Nespresso capsule. The question is: why we did this? 1/n
chemrxiv.org/articles/prepr… In a pandemic of such dimension, the centralised testing is a problem. A decentralised testing solution would simplify the detection and containment of the virus. Testing millions of people per day is unfeasible in centralised testing, while doable using tests at home 2/n
Mar 22, 2021 5 tweets 2 min read
Ok then :)
(Actually not sure when I’ll have time to set it up -_-) Ha, Who I was kidding???
Too excited not to build today :D
Mar 7, 2021 14 tweets 4 min read
Usually I don't interact with trolls and I let slide a lot of things on twitter because policing is not something I like to do (nor I believe it's the proper action). But when your opinion is full of hate, racism, and prejudice against the south of Italy, then I've a problem. and that's because it's a prejudice which was driven since the "unity" of Italy. And now it's somehow normalised to chant "Vesuvio, wash them with fire" during a football match
Mar 6, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
It's sad when a person you professionally admire act like this......