# The openQCM lab notebook > Source page: https://openqcm.com/blog > Markdown version for AI agents and readers of plain text. Site guide: https://openqcm.com/llms.txt · Everything in one file: https://openqcm.com/llms-full.txt The lab notebook: notes from the openQCM bench, organised by thread. ## Measuring Stability, liquids, dissipation: what the crystal tells you and how to trust it. - [How do openQCM Q-1 and openQCM NEXT measure dissipation across multiple harmonics?](https://openqcm.com/how-do-openqcm-q-1-and-openqcm-next-measure-dissipation-across-multiple-harmonics.html.md) — Ever wondered what really happens when your openQCM measures dissipation? Today we're opening the hood and showing you exactly how it works—including the engineering… - [openQCM test of quartz crystal in contact with liquid](https://openqcm.com/openqcm-test-of-quartz-crystal-microbalance-in-contact-with-liquid.html.md) — Here we report in detail the verification test of openQCM Quartz Crystal Microbalance in contact with pure water according to the theory based on… - [openQCM verification test using Impedance and Network Analyzer](https://openqcm.com/openqcm-verification-test-using-impedance-and-network-analyzer.html.md) — Researchers working at International Islamic University Malaysia compared openQCM Quartz Crystal Microbalance with standard scientific instruments Network and Impedance Analyzer Ahmad Anwar Zainuddin under the supervision… - [Sweet openQCM Tasting Water Sucrose Solutions](https://openqcm.com/sweet-openqcm-water-sucrose-solutions.html.md) — I'd like to share openQCM Quartz Crystal Microbalance frequency behaviour in contact with water solutions at different weight percent of sucrose. This is a very simple… - [openQCM frequency stability of quartz crystal microbalance in typical experimental conditions](https://openqcm.com/openqcm-frequency-stability-of-quartz-crystal-microbalance-in-typical-experimental-conditions.html.md) — We are now testing the performances of two different openQCM devices in the most typical experimental conditions in order to measure the frequency stability… - [Quartz Crystal Microbalance openQCM: our first test](https://openqcm.com/quartz-crystal-microbalance-openqcm-our-first-test.html.md) — As already mentioned, we have just completed the design and the electronic optimization of the Quartz Crystal Microbalance openQCM. At the moment we already have 2… ## Building Arduino at the heart, schematics in KiCad, sensors you can solder yourself. - [openQCM community develops and shares the new electronic design using KiCAD](https://openqcm.com/openqcm-community-develops-and-shares-the-new-electronic-design-using-kicad.html.md) — openQCM Quartz Crystal Microbalance electronic design is finally released using the free software KiCAD. Thanks to Martin Zalazar, Christian Mista and all the guys… - [openQCM the Temperature Sensor Using a Thermistor with Arduino](https://openqcm.com/openqcm-temperature-sensor-using-a-thermistor-with-arduino.html.md) — openQCM has a temperature sensor with high accuracy based on thermistor and Arduino. The Quartz Crystal Microbalance accuracy depends on temperature. The openQCM temperature sensor is… - [openQCM has Arduino inside at heart](https://openqcm.com/openqcm-has-arduino-inside-at-heart.html.md) — openQCM is the fully open source quartz crystal microbalance project with an Arduino electronic board inside its heart openQCM is the fully open source… - [Enhancing openQCM Quartz Crystal Microbalance Frequency Stability and Power Consumption](https://openqcm.com/enhancing-openqcm-quartz-crystal-microbalance-frequency-stability-and-power-consumption.html.md) — Easy solution for enhancing the frequency stability and reducing the power consumption of openQCM the open source quartz crystal microbalance. We are performing the… ## Software The code around the instrument: from the first Java interface to the calculator in your browser. - [Introducing the openQCM Advanced Calculator: Three Models, One Click, Zero Installation](https://openqcm.com/introducing-the-openqcm-advanced-calculator-three-models-one-click-zero-installation.html.md) — Three models. One interface. No installation. Today we're releasing a tool we've wanted to build for a long time: a unified QCM calculator that… - [Introducing the new openQCM Q-1 Python Software](https://openqcm.com/introducing-the-new-openqcm-q-1-python-software.html.md) — The new openQCM Q-1 Python Software: real-time monitoring of frequency and dissipation variations of a Quartz Crystal Microbalance through the analysis of the resonance… - [openQCM the Java application for developers](https://openqcm.com/openqcm-the-java-application-for-developers.html.md) — In this post I discuss in detail the development of Java application for the open source quartz crystal microbalance openQCM. This post is intended… - [openQCM quartz crystal microbalance the design of new Java software interface](https://openqcm.com/openqcm-design-java-software-interface.html.md) — I will present the new Java software interface of openQCM the fully open source quartz crystal microbalance. The first time we start the openQCM… ## Ideas Why open hardware, what it changes for science, and where the QCM is going. - [Revolutionizing QCM Research: How AI will Transform Quartz Crystal Microbalance Technology](https://openqcm.com/revolutionizing-qcm-research-how-ai-will-transform-quartz-crystal-microbalance-technology.html.md) — by Claude 3 Opus This post was entirely written by Claude 3 Opus. We believe that who better than an AI can describe what… - [An exciting year](https://openqcm.com/an-exciting-year.html.md) — Hello, everyone. This 2018 has been a very exciting year. The openQCM project is growing beyond our expectations. We have launched 2 new devices… - [Why the open source hardware will change the Science](https://openqcm.com/why-the-open-source-hardware-will-change-the-science.html.md) — A year has already gone by since the launch of openQCM and there are many things to tell. When we have tried as private… - [openQCM news and press review](https://openqcm.com/openqcm-news-and-press-review.html.md) — The openQCM is really proud to share the latest reviews about the open source quartz crystal microbalance. This is also the opportunity to give… - [openQCM the benefit and challenge of an open hardware project](https://openqcm.com/openqcm-benefit-challenge-of-open-hardware.html.md) — Hi everybody, This is my first post on the openQCM blog, so I introduce myself. I am Marco, Scientific Coordinator at Novaetech S.r.l. and… - [Why an Open-Source Quartz Crystal Microbalance ?](https://openqcm.com/why-an-open-source-quartz-crystal-microbalance.html.md) — I do open source because it's fun and it works… Companies who work with the kernel community will waste less time and they'll just… --- openQCM by Novaetech S.r.l., Pompeii, Italy · Buy: https://store.openqcm.com/ · Contact: info@openqcm.com · https://openqcm.com/contacts