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#OpenSource #DIY scanning tunneling #microscope:

-based on #ESP32 / #Python
-cost: 600 €

GitHub: https://github.com/lemonspurple/DIY-Scanning-Tunneling-Microscope
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/selbermachen/comments/1vo4ldy/open_source_diyrastertunnelmikroskop_esp32/
FrOSCon 2026: https://froscon.org/programm/aussteller/

#DIYbio #DIYchem #lab #instruments #microscopy #imaging #hackerspace #STEM #EDU #MINT

#OpenSource #DIY scanning tunneling #microscope:

-based on #ESP32 / #Python
-cost: 600 €

GitHub: https://github.com/lemonspurple/DIY-Scanning-Tunneling-Microscope
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/selbermachen/comments/1vo4ldy/open_source_diyrastertunnelmikroskop_esp32/
FrOSCon 2026: https://froscon.org/programm/aussteller/

#DIYbio #DIYchem #lab #instruments #microscopy #imaging #hackerspace #STEM #EDU #MINT

Accessible #3Dprinting: Multicolor #molecular #models from consumer-grade, single filament (single color) #3Drinters:

-focus on #organic #chemistry & #orbitals

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c00686
#DIYbio #DIYchem #3Dprinter #lab #instruments #FDM #education #EDU #MINT #STEM #school #OpenSource

Accessible #3Dprinting: Multicolor #molecular #models from consumer-grade, single filament (single color) #3Drinters:

-focus on #organic #chemistry & #orbitals

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c00686
#DIYbio #DIYchem #3Dprinter #lab #instruments #FDM #education #EDU #MINT #STEM #school #OpenSource

Conversion of a #3Dprinter for versatile, low-cost #OpenSource #automation of #DipCoating processes:

-performs complex multi-layer procedures using up to 6 different dipping solutions

Article: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0128116
GitHub: https://github.com/3DPrinter-LabAutomation/Ender3-DipCoater
#DIYbio #DIYchem #3Dprinting #lab #instruments #materials

Conversion of a #3Dprinter for versatile, low-cost #OpenSource #automation of #DipCoating processes:

-performs complex multi-layer procedures using up to 6 different dipping solutions

Article: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0128116
GitHub: https://github.com/3DPrinter-LabAutomation/Ender3-DipCoater
#DIYbio #DIYchem #3Dprinting #lab #instruments #materials

Three #OpenSource #3Dprinted #reactors for reproducible batch & continuous-flow photon-induced #chemistry:

- #UFO #reactor: batch reactions
- #Uflow reactor: seamless transition to flow processes
- #Fidget reactor: scale-up

https://doi.org/10.1039/D4RE00081A
#DIYbio #DIYchem #lab #instruments #photochemistry

Three #OpenSource #3Dprinted #reactors for reproducible batch & continuous-flow photon-induced #chemistry:

- #UFO #reactor: batch reactions
- #Uflow reactor: seamless transition to flow processes
- #Fidget reactor: scale-up

https://doi.org/10.1039/D4RE00081A
#DIYbio #DIYchem #lab #instruments #photochemistry

#PALH: How to convert a #3Dprinter to a personal #automated #OpenSource #liquid #handler for life #science workflows:

- based on #Ender3
- cost: US $400
- #PCR setup, #DNA purification using #magnetic beads

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.slast.2024.100239
#DIYbio #DIYchem #chemistry #lab #instruments #pipet #automation

#PALH: How to convert a #3Dprinter to a personal #automated #OpenSource #liquid #handler for life #science workflows:

- based on #Ender3
- cost: US $400
- #PCR setup, #DNA purification using #magnetic beads

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.slast.2024.100239
#DIYbio #DIYchem #chemistry #lab #instruments #pipet #automation

Inexpensive miniature programmable #magnetic #stirrer from reconfigured computer parts:

- #Arduino-controlled
- cost US $40

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00184
#DIYbio #DIYchem #chemistry #lab #OpenSource #instruments #education #EDU #STEM #MINT

Inexpensive miniature programmable #magnetic #stirrer from reconfigured computer parts:

- #Arduino-controlled
- cost US $40

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00184
#DIYbio #DIYchem #chemistry #lab #OpenSource #instruments #education #EDU #STEM #MINT

#Automation & #OpenSource #robotic technology: Making #Titration accessible for #students of all abilities:
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00025
#DIYchem #chemistry #lab #instruments #education #STEM #MINT #school #BLISTA #accessibility #disabilities #inclusion #Inklusion #science #teaching #EDU #Arduino

#Automation & #OpenSource #robotic technology: Making #Titration accessible for #students of all abilities:
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00025
#DIYchem #chemistry #lab #instruments #education #STEM #MINT #school #BLISTA #accessibility #disabilities #inclusion #Inklusion #science #teaching #EDU #Arduino

#2LabsToGoEco: #OpenSource combination of an #analytical (high-performance thin-layer #chromatography) & #bioassay #laboratory

-#solar-powered
-#autosampler, #nebulizer, #incubator, #imager, ...

Paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2025.344103
GitHub: https://github.com/OfficeChromatography/2LabsToGo-Eco
#DIYbio #DIYchem #analytics #lab #instruments #TLC #imaging #PiCam #sustainable

#2LabsToGoEco: #OpenSource combination of an #analytical (high-performance thin-layer #chromatography) & #bioassay #laboratory

-#solar-powered
-#autosampler, #nebulizer, #incubator, #imager, ...

Paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2025.344103
GitHub: https://github.com/OfficeChromatography/2LabsToGo-Eco
#DIYbio #DIYchem #analytics #lab #instruments #TLC #imaging #PiCam #sustainable

Low-Cost #OpenSource #magnetic #stirrer from recycled computer Parts with optional hot plate:
https://doi.org/10.1021/ed500153r
#DIYbio #DIYchem #chemistry #lab #instruments

Low-Cost #OpenSource #magnetic #stirrer from recycled computer Parts with optional hot plate:
https://doi.org/10.1021/ed500153r
#DIYbio #DIYchem #chemistry #lab #instruments

One-shot resin #3Dprinted #OpenSource #stators for low-cost #fabrication of magic-angle spinning #NMR #probeheads:

-equipped with a homemade #RF coil
-cost < 5 €

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.3c01323
#DIYbio #DIYchem #chemistry #lab #instruments #nuclear #magnetic #resonance #spectroscopy

One-shot resin #3Dprinted #OpenSource #stators for low-cost #fabrication of magic-angle spinning #NMR #probeheads:

-equipped with a homemade #RF coil
-cost < 5 €

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.3c01323
#DIYbio #DIYchem #chemistry #lab #instruments #nuclear #magnetic #resonance #spectroscopy

#OpenSource #syringe #pump library:

- #3Dprinted & off the shelf parts
- #RaspberryPi -control

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107216
#DIYbio #DIYtech #DIYchem #chemistry #lab #instruments

#OpenSource #syringe #pump library:

- #3Dprinted & off the shelf parts
- #RaspberryPi -control

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107216
#DIYbio #DIYtech #DIYchem #chemistry #lab #instruments

Using the recycled parts of a computer DVD drive for fabrication of a low-cost #Arduino-based #OpenSource #syringe #pump:

-flow rates: 0.005-1 mL/min with a maximum of 10 μL difference
-cost: < US $30

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00260
#DIYbio #lab #instruments #fluidics #chemistry #science #research #microfluidics #DIYchem #DIYtech #education #STEM #MINT

Using the recycled parts of a computer DVD drive for fabrication of a low-cost #Arduino-based #OpenSource #syringe #pump:

-flow rates: 0.005-1 mL/min with a maximum of 10 μL difference
-cost: < US $30

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00260
#DIYbio #lab #instruments #fluidics #chemistry #science #research #microfluidics #DIYchem #DIYtech #education #STEM #MINT

#FluoroBox: A #3Dprinted portable #smartphone-based #OpenSource #fluorescence #spectrometer: Universal design for #DIY experiments in #education:
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c01173
#DIYbio #DIYchem #chemistry #lab #instruments #MINT #STEM #teaching #school #Schule

#FluoroBox: A #3Dprinted portable #smartphone-based #OpenSource #fluorescence #spectrometer: Universal design for #DIY experiments in #education:
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c01173
#DIYbio #DIYchem #chemistry #lab #instruments #MINT #STEM #teaching #school #Schule

Bio-On-Magnetic-Beads (BOMB): #OpenSource platform for high-throughput #nucleic acid #extraction & manipulation:

-synthesis of functionalised #MagneticBeads
-HT #purification of #RNA & #DNA from a range of #bacterial, #animal, #plant, #environmental & #synthetic sources
-bead-based protocol for #bisulfite conversion & size selection of DNA & RNA fragments

Article: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000107
Web: https://bomb.bio/
#DIYbio #DIYchem #chemistry #magnetic #lab #instruments

Bio-On-Magnetic-Beads (BOMB): #OpenSource platform for high-throughput #nucleic acid #extraction & manipulation:

-synthesis of functionalised #MagneticBeads
-HT #purification of #RNA & #DNA from a range of #bacterial, #animal, #plant, #environmental & #synthetic sources
-bead-based protocol for #bisulfite conversion & size selection of DNA & RNA fragments

Article: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000107
Web: https://bomb.bio/
#DIYbio #DIYchem #chemistry #magnetic #lab #instruments

Development of a low-cost, versatile, #Arduino-controlled #OpenSource #gas #chromatography system for #teaching #analytical #chemistry:

- cost: < US $100
- #Python #GUI

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00868
#DIYbio #DIYchem #lab #instruments #education #STEM #MINT #school #EDU #GC

Development of a low-cost, versatile, #Arduino-controlled #OpenSource #gas #chromatography system for #teaching #analytical #chemistry:

- cost: < US $100
- #Python #GUI

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00868
#DIYbio #DIYchem #lab #instruments #education #STEM #MINT #school #EDU #GC

#AIB3: All #iron, highly #rechargeable, low-cost #OpenSource #battery 3.0:

-stable for 100+ cycles with 84 % capacity retention
-operation: -10°C to 60°C

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2025.e00629
#DIYtech #DIYchem #chemistry #lab #instruments #energy #sustainability #renewable #electricity #power #environment

#AIB3: All #iron, highly #rechargeable, low-cost #OpenSource #battery 3.0:

-stable for 100+ cycles with 84 % capacity retention
-operation: -10°C to 60°C

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2025.e00629
#DIYtech #DIYchem #chemistry #lab #instruments #energy #sustainability #renewable #electricity #power #environment

Design, fabrication & optical characterization of a low-cost #OpenSource #SpinCoater:

- #microfluidics & lab-on-a-chip device fabrication
- based on an old hard drive
- #Arduino-controlled
- cost: $30

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00013
#DIYbio #DIYchem #lab #instruments #nanotechnology #thinfilm #LoC #PDMS #chemistry

Design, fabrication & optical characterization of a low-cost #OpenSource #SpinCoater:

- #microfluidics & lab-on-a-chip device fabrication
- based on an old hard drive
- #Arduino-controlled
- cost: $30

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00013
#DIYbio #DIYchem #lab #instruments #nanotechnology #thinfilm #LoC #PDMS #chemistry

#OpenSource iron nitride permanent #magnets made with #DIY ball mill:
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/19/iron-nitride-permanent-magnets-made-with-diy-ball-mill/
#DIYbio #DIYchem #magnetism #magnet #materials #science #lab #instruments

#OpenSource iron nitride permanent #magnets made with #DIY ball mill:
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/19/iron-nitride-permanent-magnets-made-with-diy-ball-mill/
#DIYbio #DIYchem #magnetism #magnet #materials #science #lab #instruments

#OpenIDS: An #OpenSource, #3Dprinted, #Arduino- & #RasPi-controlled inkjet #DNA #microarray synthesizer:

-phosphoramidite #chemistry
-Si wafer substrate
-#GUI control & #camera monitored

Paper: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-53944-x
GitHub: https://github.com/regiregire/OpenIDS
#DIYbio #DIYchem #lab #instruments #Python

#OpenIDS: An #OpenSource, #3Dprinted, #Arduino- & #RasPi-controlled inkjet #DNA #microarray synthesizer:

-phosphoramidite #chemistry
-Si wafer substrate
-#GUI control & #camera monitored

Paper: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-53944-x
GitHub: https://github.com/regiregire/OpenIDS
#DIYbio #DIYchem #lab #instruments #Python

#FLUID: An #OpenSource #3Dprinted #Arduino-controlled #synthesis #robot - Hardware & software blueprints for accessible #automation in #materials #science:

#NOpenAccess paper: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaenm.5c00084
#DIYbio #DIYchem #chemistry #lab #instruments

#FLUID: An #OpenSource #3Dprinted #Arduino-controlled #synthesis #robot - Hardware & software blueprints for accessible #automation in #materials #science:

#NOpenAccess paper: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaenm.5c00084
#DIYbio #DIYchem #chemistry #lab #instruments

An #OpenSource, low-cost multinuclear #NMR #spectrometer operating in the mT field regime:

-high spectral resolution
-arbitrary #RF pulse programming
-requires #LabVIEW
-cost: k$ 20 (mainly PXI waveform generator & digitizer alone)
-cost could be driven down by half using a home-built RF amplifier made with high-power operational amplifiers

#NOpenAccess paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmr.2021.107076
#DIYbio #DIYchem #chemistry #analytics #ULF #spectroscopy

An #OpenSource, low-cost multinuclear #NMR #spectrometer operating in the mT field regime:

-high spectral resolution
-arbitrary #RF pulse programming
-requires #LabVIEW
-cost: k$ 20 (mainly PXI waveform generator & digitizer alone)
-cost could be driven down by half using a home-built RF amplifier made with high-power operational amplifiers

#NOpenAccess paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmr.2021.107076
#DIYbio #DIYchem #chemistry #analytics #ULF #spectroscopy

Printed, decoupled dual-loop #OpenSource #magnetic field #sniffer probe for bench measurements on radio frequency #MRI coils:

-cost: US $3

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2025.e00659
#DIYbio #DIYchem #chemistry #lab #instruments #RF #MR

Printed, decoupled dual-loop #OpenSource #magnetic field #sniffer probe for bench measurements on radio frequency #MRI coils:

-cost: US $3

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2025.e00659
#DIYbio #DIYchem #chemistry #lab #instruments #RF #MR

Designing & building a low-cost portable #OpenSource FT-NMR #spectrometer:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crci.2019.07.001
#DIYbio #DIYchem #chemistry #lab #instruments #NMR #spectroscopy

Designing & building a low-cost portable #OpenSource FT-NMR #spectrometer:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crci.2019.07.001
#DIYbio #DIYchem #chemistry #lab #instruments #NMR #spectroscopy

#cNMR: #OpenSource compact time-domain hydrogen (1H) #NMR system for field deployment:

-based on a 0.5 T permanent magnet
-emphasizes relaxation times rather than chemical shifts, enabling material property analysis without large magnets or complex spectral processing
-requires #LabVIEW

Paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2025.e00651
GitHub: https://github.com/ARTS-Laboratory/Compact-NMR
#DIYbio #DIYchem #chemistry #lab #instruments

#cNMR: #OpenSource compact time-domain hydrogen (1H) #NMR system for field deployment:

-based on a 0.5 T permanent magnet
-emphasizes relaxation times rather than chemical shifts, enabling material property analysis without large magnets or complex spectral processing
-requires #LabVIEW

Paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2025.e00651
GitHub: https://github.com/ARTS-Laboratory/Compact-NMR
#DIYbio #DIYchem #chemistry #lab #instruments

#OpenSource multicolor #3Dprinted #molecular #orbital models for a 1st semester organic #chemistry course:

- #classroom-acessible MO theory
- transition state understanding
- #PyMOL- / #Blender-exported .stl files

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c00945
#DIYchem #lab #tools #education #CompChem #STEM #Chemie #Schule #MINT

#OpenSource multicolor #3Dprinted #molecular #orbital models for a 1st semester organic #chemistry course:

- #classroom-acessible MO theory
- transition state understanding
- #PyMOL- / #Blender-exported .stl files

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c00945
#DIYchem #lab #tools #education #CompChem #STEM #Chemie #Schule #MINT

A list of #OpenSource #software tools for #mass #spectrometry analysis:
https://strimmerlab.github.io/notes/mass-spectrometry.html
#DIYbio #DIYchem #lab #instruments #chemistry #analytics #MS #R

A list of #OpenSource #software tools for #mass #spectrometry analysis:
https://strimmerlab.github.io/notes/mass-spectrometry.html
#DIYbio #DIYchem #lab #instruments #chemistry #analytics #MS #R

Development of a modular, #OpenSource, reduced-pressure, drift tube #ion #mobility #spectrometer:

-drift tube: ∼1 m

Article (paywalled): https://doi.org/10.1021/jasms.4c00057
Github: https://github.com/bhclowers/LP-IMS
#DIYbio #DIYchem #chemistry #lab #instruments #analytics #DTIMS #MS

Development of a modular, #OpenSource, reduced-pressure, drift tube #ion #mobility #spectrometer:

-drift tube: ∼1 m

Article (paywalled): https://doi.org/10.1021/jasms.4c00057
Github: https://github.com/bhclowers/LP-IMS
#DIYbio #DIYchem #chemistry #lab #instruments #analytics #DTIMS #MS

An #Arduino-controlled #OpenSource #3Dprinted #autosampler for #capillary #electrophoresis:

-may serve as modular component for any in-house built #CE instrument
-handles up to 14 samples

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2023.341832
#DIYbio #lab #instruments #DIYchem #chemistry #analytics

An #Arduino-controlled #OpenSource #3Dprinted #autosampler for #capillary #electrophoresis:

-may serve as modular component for any in-house built #CE instrument
-handles up to 14 samples

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2023.341832
#DIYbio #lab #instruments #DIYchem #chemistry #analytics

1/n Proud to present the first #prototype of our Rechenkraft.net Molecular #AR Environment at this year's #IdeenExpo (8th-16th June/#Hannover): An #OpenSource system based on the @tiltfive hardware to visualize #molecular structures in #3D.
#DIYbio #lab #instruments #DIYchem #AugmentedReality #chemistry #bioinformatics #CompChem

1/n Proud to present the first #prototype of our Rechenkraft.net Molecular #AR Environment at this year's #IdeenExpo (8th-16th June/#Hannover): An #OpenSource system based on the @tiltfive hardware to visualize #molecular structures in #3D.
#DIYbio #lab #instruments #DIYchem #AugmentedReality #chemistry #bioinformatics #CompChem

#NMRduino: A modular #Arduino-based #OpenSource low-field #magnetic #resonance platform:

Paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmr.2024.107665
YouTube: https://youtu.be/J0H-56QSqVw
#DIYbio #DIYchem #chemistry #lab #instruments #NMR #spectroscopy #analytics