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

Pearce, Joshua M.

Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc（2013/12発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 240 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780124104624
• DDC分類 620.0072

Full 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

Contents

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