CMUL e-Book DatabaseOpen-Source Lab
How to Build Your Own Hardware and Reduce Research Costs
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| Publisher |
2013-10-04
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| ISBN | 9780124104860, 012410486X,
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| Language |
English
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| Category | |
| Subject | Laboratories -- Equipment and supplies. |
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 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