It’s easy to underestimate the implications of running a laser cutter. Toxic fumes, tons of space occupied (machine and stock materials), breakdowns. It’s maybe not worth it since there are so many companies that will ship you…
OpenTrons is a project to develop an open architecture for liquid handling lab robots. Actually, they’re more versatile than that. They can also be used for related robotic tasks, such as pick-and-place machines. They…
Kurt Thorn shared the parts list for his Abbe diffraction setup. He describes how to use it in his blog post, but you can also check out his talk.
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OpenLabTools is a new initiative at Cambridge University, using engineering students to develop modular lab equipment.
The OpenLabTools initiative aims to provide a forum and knowledge centre for the development of low cost and…
The focus of the Barrels XXVII meeting is still very much on barrel cortex, but they’re generously permitting a bit of visual cortex work to be presented. Here’s more information (pdf link-but the…
Vojnovic’s group at Oxford has dozens of technical notes. Most are concise, and include software code, if applicable. SolidWorks files and PCB files are available on request.
Here are a few examples:
Anonymous tipster Alfred shared this snapshot of a ThorLabs Quick Bites box repurposed as a project box.
Cardboard isn’t a bad thing to prototype things up with, for example:
Google’s stereoscopic goggles
Relatedly, here’s …
This tip comes from John Stowers. He and his colleagues developed an open source opto- and thermo- genetic system for targeting freely moving Drosophila with lasers.
He wrote a long post discussing some…
American International Journal of Contemporary Research
Maybe even self-contradictory and redundant as well. Nice work.
It was started by the equally unfocussed Center for Promoting Ideas.
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Windows 8.1 has some interesting built-in support for 3D printing. They’re treating it a lot like 2D printing, even including a print preview.
Labrigger still recommends outsourcing 3D printing because the technology is…
Mobile HomeCage is a different approach for awake, behaving experiments. It’s from Helsinki-based Neurotar.
Their marketing video is worth a viewing. You won’t regret it.
Migrating back to Windows after years of using OSX, there are some features I miss.
Default Folder X (link)
Right click on the file name in the title bar to find out what folder that…
