User:Stockwellnow/Open-Source Lab (book)

For other uses see: Open Source Lab (disambiguation)

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.

Synopsis
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.