Open-Source Lab, 1st Edition: How to Build Your Own Hardware and Reduce Research Costs
- written by Appropedia user J.M. Pearce
- Expected Release Date: 15 Nov 2013
- Imprint: Elsevier
- ISBN: 9780124104624
- Pages: 240
- Dimensions: 235 X 191
- http://store.elsevier.com/Open-Source-Lab/Joshua-Pearce/isbn-9780124104624/
Key Features
- Numerous examples of technologies and the open-source user and developer communities that support them
- Instructions on how to take advantage of digital design sharing
- Explanations of Arduinos and RepRaps for scientific use
- A detailed guide to open-source hardware licenses and basic principles of intellectual property
Description
Open-Source Lab: How to Build Your Own Hardware and Reduce Scientific Research Costs details the development of the free and open-source hardware revolution. The combination of open-source 3D printing and open-source microcontrollers running on free software enables scientists, engineers, and lab personnel in every discipline to develop powerful research tools at unprecedented low costs.
After reading Open-Source Lab, you will be able to:
- Lower equipment costs by making your own hardware
- Build open-source hardware for scientific research
- Actively participate in a community in which scientific results are more easily replicated and cited
Examples
For a collection of free and open-source scientific hardware see this collection on Thingiverse or this for a collection specifically focused on optics.
For more printable open-source scientific equipment see the Learning Category at Thingiverse or any of the subcategories including engineering, math, physics, and biology.