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Open-Source Lab
AuthorJoshua M. Pearce
LanguageEnglish
Subjectfree and open-source hardware
Published2013, Elsevier
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint, e-book
Pages240 pages
ISBN9780124104624

Open-Source Lab: How to Build Your Own Hardware and Reduce Research Costs is a 2013 academic textbook by Joshua M. Pearce. The book was first published on November 17, 2013 through Elsevier and discusses the development of free and open-source hardware in an academic and scientific setting.[1]

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In the text Pearce provides step-by-step instructions on building laboratory hardware and scientific instruments. It also provides instructions on digital design sharing, Arduino microcontrollers, RepRap 3D Printers for scientific use and how to use open-source hardware licenses. Pearce claims that the method enables researchers in every discipline to develop research tools at low costs following his previous research in open source hardware.

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