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 === The Future of the Lab === === The Future of the Lab ===
  
-by Nik Gaffney, [[FoAM]]. (preprint of a [[foam publication]] in “future of the lab”, ed. Baltan)+by Nik Gaffney, [[FoAM]]. (preprint of a [[foam publication]] in “future of the lab”, ed. Baltan, 2010)
  
 The Lab evokes the smell of ozone, the excitement of experiment, the chaotically direct activity of ants, the energy of shared purpose and promise of adventures into the unknown. It exists as a sort of proto- or para- institution, slightly out of sync with the institutions around it. Whether part of commercial R&D, academic laboratory, startup-friendly research institute, secret government facility or independent design incubator, many labs share a certain displacement that allows them to flourish. The Lab evokes the smell of ozone, the excitement of experiment, the chaotically direct activity of ants, the energy of shared purpose and promise of adventures into the unknown. It exists as a sort of proto- or para- institution, slightly out of sync with the institutions around it. Whether part of commercial R&D, academic laboratory, startup-friendly research institute, secret government facility or independent design incubator, many labs share a certain displacement that allows them to flourish.
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