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PoCaE research project @pocae.bsky.social · Dec 16

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
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PoCaE research project @pocae.bsky.social · Dec 16

5/6: Easy to Customize 🔧🖥️
PassStat is fully open-source. All design files and software are freely available, encouraging users to adapt the device for their needs. Empowering innovation worldwide! 🌐
#OpenScience #POCAE
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A low cost potentiostat circuit to perform electrochemistry experiments. The system may be driven by a Teensy card from PJRC (Arduino IDE) or by power supplies,

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PoCaE research project @pocae.bsky.social · Dec 16

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

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PoCaE research project @pocae.bsky.social · Dec 16

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

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PoCaE research project @pocae.bsky.social · Dec 16

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

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PoCaE research project @pocae.bsky.social · Dec 16

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
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PoCaE research project @pocae.bsky.social · Dec 11

With its minimalistic design, Forth lets you work close to the hardware. It’s not just efficient—it’s empowering! From space probes to small devices, Forth enables innovation.
Read more at:
www.forth.com

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Software Development Systems and Custom Software Development Services FORTH, Inc. has been providing innovative, reliable, custom software

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PoCaE research project @pocae.bsky.social · Dec 9

6/6: A Tool for All 🌍🔬
From environmental monitoring to teaching labs, it is a game-changer for fast, precise, and cost-effective spectrophotometry. It’s open-source science for a better world. 🌱✨
#sensors #OSH #pocae www.hardware-x.com/article/S246...

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PoCaE research project @pocae.bsky.social · Dec 9

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

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PoCaE research project @pocae.bsky.social · Dec 9

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

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PoCaE research project @pocae.bsky.social · Dec 9

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

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PoCaE research project @pocae.bsky.social · Dec 9

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

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PoCaE research project @pocae.bsky.social · Dec 9

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
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PoCaE research project @pocae.bsky.social · Dec 6

Did you know Forth was used to control telescopes in the 1970s? Its real-time response was unmatched. Today, its legacy lives on in firmware and embedded systems. 🌌🔭
Learn its story: forth.org

Forth Interest Group Home Page

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PoCaE research project @pocae.bsky.social · Dec 5

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

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PoCaE research project @pocae.bsky.social · Dec 5

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

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PoCaE research project @pocae.bsky.social · Dec 4

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

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PoCaE research project @pocae.bsky.social · Dec 4

🚀✨ Exciting innovation alert! Meet the Pocket Spectrometer: a compact, open-source device 📏🔬 (< $50). Affordable, and portable, it is the open-source hardware for spectral analysis 🎨💡. Science in your pocket! 🌟👨‍🔬👩‍🔬 github.com/scientistnob...

GitHub - scientistnobee/Pocket-Spectrometer: I'm building what might be the smallest #opensource #spectrometer with an easy to use UI! I call it a pocket spectrometer. Combining #M5StickC (~$20) with ...

I'm building what might be the smallest #opensource #spectrometer with an easy to use UI! I call it a pocket spectrometer. Combining #M5StickC (~$20) with AS7341 sensor (~$17.5). My goal? A com...

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PoCaE research project @pocae.bsky.social · Dec 3

The OSH revolution democratizes technology. Analytical devices now cost a fraction—no patents, just open code! 🔓💰
Read more at:
www.lindau-nobel.org/blog-open-so...
#sensors #OSH #PoCaE

Open Source Hardware

Open source software is well established, and the principle of open access is becoming increasingly prevalent in science. But the use of open source hardware – the publication of data on physical obje...

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PoCaE research project @pocae.bsky.social · Dec 3

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...

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PoCaE research project @pocae.bsky.social · Dec 2

Why OSH? Many labs lack expensive equipment. Open-source tools empower scientists globally to innovate! 💡🌎
Read more at:
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Open hardware: From DIY trend to global transformation in access to laboratory equipment

Open hardware solutions are increasingly being chosen by researchers as a strategy to improve access to technology for cutting-edge biology research. This Essay discusses the current global reach and ...

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PoCaE research project @pocae.bsky.social · Dec 2

Explore how open-source hardware is democratizing analytical devices for global science! 🌍 🔬
Read more at:

academic.oup.com/icb/article/...

Open Hardware in Science: The Benefits of Open Electronics

Abstract. Openly shared low-cost electronic hardware applications, known as open electronics, have sparked a new open-source movement, with much untapped p

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PoCaE research project @pocae.bsky.social · Nov 30

💪 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

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PoCaE research project @pocae.bsky.social · Nov 29

Open-source hardware (OSH) is reshaping science, making analytical devices affordable & accessible. 🌍🔬 #OpenSource #ScienceForAll
Read more at: oshwa.org

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PoCaE research project @pocae.bsky.social · Nov 21

Let's start with some basic information about Capillary Electrophoresis... Enjoy!!!
Source: Terminology for analytical capillary electromigration techniques (IUPAC Recommendations 2003) Old but gold publications.iupac.org/publications...

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