Open-Source Lab
How to Build Your Own Hardware and Reduce Research Costs
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Chemistry, Analytic, General Chemistry
| Author: | Joshua M. Pearce | ISBN: | 9780124104860 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science | Publication: | October 4, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Elsevier | Language: | English |
| Author: | Joshua M. Pearce |
| ISBN: | 9780124104860 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science |
| Publication: | October 4, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Elsevier |
| Language: | English |
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 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:
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Lower equipment costs by making your own hardware
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Build open-source hardware for scientific research
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Actively participate in a community in which scientific results are more easily replicated and cited
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Numerous examples of technologies and the open-source user and developer communities that support them
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Instructions on how to take advantage of digital design sharing
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Explanations of Arduinos and RepRaps for scientific use
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A detailed guide to open-source hardware licenses and basic principles of intellectual property
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 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
-
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
