Bro, I don't care what this article is trying to sell you. Science is never cheap. It is awesome that these scientist figure out some creative way to cut cost. If everyone is starting to do this on the large scale, the human civilization will stop developing.
History disagrees. Some of the most fundamental discoveries were made using little more than junk laying around the scientist's laboratory.
You don't need a billion dollar budget to do important work. If you think you do, human civilization will stop developing because it's too busy applying for grants.
It's difficult to imagine an article like this about the US. "MIT researchers study solar storms using cheap recycled materials." It doesn't sound right.
"he MacGyvered a makeshift jack with a log"
Origin
1990s: from Angus MacGyver, the lead character in the television series MacGyver (1985–1992), who often made or repaired objects in an improvised way.
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[ 3.8 ms ] story [ 44.6 ms ] threadI'm surprised that given the stingy budgets of many American labs that this isn't more typical.
History disagrees. Some of the most fundamental discoveries were made using little more than junk laying around the scientist's laboratory.
You don't need a billion dollar budget to do important work. If you think you do, human civilization will stop developing because it's too busy applying for grants.
I mean we got penicillin from moldy bread. "Never" is a strong word.
EDIT: It was from a moldy petri dish. The basic point still stands.
Labs generally don't care about unit economics. They're more concerned with cutting edge proof of concept
"he MacGyvered a makeshift jack with a log" Origin 1990s: from Angus MacGyver, the lead character in the television series MacGyver (1985–1992), who often made or repaired objects in an improvised way.