Chapter 1. Introduction to Open-Source Hardware for Science
1.3 Free and Open-Source Hardware
Chapter 2. The Benefits of Sharing—Nice Guys and Girls do Finish First
2.1 Advantages of Aggressive Sharing for the Academic
2.2 Overcoming Challenges of Open-Source Research
2.3 Why Should You Share and Be Nice Anyway—The Theory
2.4 Industrial Strength Sharing
2.5 The Fate of Hardware Vendors: Innovate or Die
Chapter 3. Open Licensing—Advanced Sharing
3.2 Learning from Software: Software Rights
3.4 Open Source Hardware Association Definition
3.5 Best Practices and Etiquette for Using OSHW
4.2 The Open-Source Microcontroller Family
4.3 Getting Started with an Arduino Microcontroller
4.5 Example: The “Polar Bear” Open-Source Environmental Chamber
4.6 Concluding Thoughts and Additional Reading
Chapter 5. RepRap for Science—How to Use, Design, and Troubleshoot the Self-Replicating 3-D Printer
5.4 Printing for the First Time
Chapter 6. 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 Colorimeters and pH Meters
6.5 Biology: OpenPCR, Open-Source Centrifuges and More
6.6 Chemistry: Spectrometers and Other Chemical Research Tools
Chapter 7. The Future of Open-Source Hardware and Science
7.1 Introduction to the Future
7.2 The Impact on the Scientific Brain Drain/Gain
7.3 Acceleration of Technological Evolution