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PoCaE research project
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https://data.snf.ch/grants/grant/217486 PoCaE project aims at assembling new portable Capillary Electrophoresis devices to be used for forensic chemistry issues
6/6: Bridging Access 🌍🤝
PassStat is more than a device; it’s a tool for inclusivity. Its design ensures affordability, repairability, and usability, making cutting-edge science available to all. 🌟
#OpenScience #POCAE
hardware-x.com/article/S246...
December 16, 2024 at 10:11 AM
4/6: Versatile Applications 🌍🔬
From environmental monitoring to paracetamol analysis, PassStat supports cyclic voltammetry and square wave voltammetry with excellent precision. Practical science in action! 🌟
#OpenScience #POCAE
December 16, 2024 at 10:11 AM
3/6: Performance Highlights ⚙️📊
PassStat offers:
• Low noise (<1 pA)
• Fast scan rates (up to 8000 V/s)
• Bluetooth compatibility for smartphone control.
Ideal for teaching, research, and participatory science. 🌍
#OpenScience #POCAE
December 16, 2024 at 10:11 AM
2/6: Affordable Innovation 💸✨
PassStat costs just €40-€303, depending on configuration. Its modular design uses Arduino, Python, and Android Studio for full control and customization. It’s science made accessible. 🌟
#OpenScience #POCAE
December 16, 2024 at 10:11 AM
1/6: Introducing PassStat🔬💡
PassStat is a versatile, open-source potentiostat for advanced electrochemical measurements. Affordable and highly customizable, it bridges high-tech research and accessibility.🚀
#OpenScience #POCAE
hardware-x.com/article/S246...
December 16, 2024 at 10:11 AM
5/6: Proven Performance 📊✅
Validation tests against commercial spectrophotometers show how it is reliable for absorbance studies (e.g., Vitamin B12, phosphates). Its accuracy rivals higher-cost devices, making science more accessible. 🌟📈
#sensors #OSH #pocae
December 9, 2024 at 3:33 PM
4/6: Open Source and Affordable 💡💻
With a total cost of only €225, it is fully open-source. Design files, schematics, and software are available for customization, empowering researchers and educators to innovate. 🛠️📂
#sensors #OSH #pocae
December 9, 2024 at 3:33 PM
3/6: How It Works 📱💻
It connects via Bluetooth to a smartphone app or USB to a PC for real-time data acquisition. Its mobile app shows full absorption spectra or single-wavelength data, making it perfect for fieldwork and lab experiments alike. 📊🌟
#sensors #OSH #pocae
December 9, 2024 at 3:33 PM
2/6: Compact and Capable 🔬✨
The Open Source Spectrophotometer uses simple components: a battery, chip, microcontroller, and Bluetooth module, all encased in a 3D-printed shell. Small size, massive potential! 🚀
#sensors #OSH #pocae
December 9, 2024 at 3:33 PM
1/6: Introducing the open-source spectrophotometer 🛠️📡
This portable and low-cost device is designed for reliability and adaptability, it works across applications like food analysis, water quality, and clinical diagnostics. 🌍✨
#sensors #OSH #pocae
www.hardware-x.com/article/S246...
December 9, 2024 at 3:33 PM
What Is a Sensor? 🤔⚙️ A translator of Reality 🌐✨
A sensor is a device that receives a stimulus (e.g., light💡 or heat🔥) and responds with an electrical signal. The world wouldn’t be as connected without them! #sensors #OSH #pocae
December 5, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Forth revolutionized programming with postfix notation (no parentheses!) and complete extensibility. It’s not just a language; it’s a toolkit for building custom solutions.
Curious? Here a beginner's Guide: galileo.phys.virginia.edu/classes/551....
#forth #pocae #osh
December 5, 2024 at 8:10 AM
The Power of Sensors 🔌📊
Sensors turn light, sound, and motion into data, powering automation, smart devices, and innovation. They’re the heartbeat of the tech revolution.
#sensors #OSH #PoCaE
December 4, 2024 at 11:14 AM
Ever heard of Forth? This 1960s language 💻, created by Charles H. Moore, powers embedded systems and telescopes 🔭! Its stack-based design and speed made it a pioneer in real-time computing. Read more:
users.ece.cmu.edu/~koopman/for...
December 3, 2024 at 8:38 AM
💪 Let's start the assembling process
👉 data.snf.ch/grants/grant...
🙏 Thanks to the Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF @snsf-ch.bsky.social for funding me and the University of Basel @unibasel.bsky.social for hosting me
📻 Stay tuned
#PoCaE #CapillaryElectrophoresis #ForensicSciences
November 30, 2024 at 10:41 AM
Open-source hardware (OSH) is reshaping science, making analytical devices affordable & accessible. 🌍🔬 #OpenSource #ScienceForAll
Read more at: oshwa.org
November 29, 2024 at 2:33 PM