Open-Source Lab: How to Build Your Own Hardware and Reduce Research Costs

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 hardwareBuild open-source hardware for scientific researchActively 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 themInstructions on how to take advantage of digital design sharingExplanations of Arduinos and RepRaps for scientific useA detailed guide to open-source hardware licenses and basic principles of intellectual property INDICE: Preface1. Introduction to Open-Source Hardware for Science2. The Benefits of Sharing - Nice Guys and Girls Do Finish First3. Open Licensing - Advanced Sharing4. Open-Source Microcontrollers for Science: How to Use, Design Automated Equipment with, and Troubleshoot5. RepRap for Science: How to Use, Design, and Troubleshoot the Self-Replicating 3-D Printer6. Digital Designs and Scientific Hardware    6.1 OpenSCAD, RepRap, and Arduino Microcontrollers   6.2 Physics: Open-Source Optics   6.3 Engineering: Open-Source Laser Welder, Radiation Detection, and Oscilloscopes   6.4 Environmental Science: Open-Source Colorimeter and pH Meter   6.5 Biology: OpenPCR, Open-Source Centrifuges and More   6.6 Chemistry: Open-Source Spectrometers and Other Chemical Research Tools7. The Future of Open-Source Hardware and Science

• ISBN: 978-0-12-410462-4
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 240
• Fecha Publicación: 15/12/2013
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés