Why the open source hardware will change the Science
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A year has already gone by the launch of openQCM and there are many things to tell. When we have tried as private company, the way of the open source by launching one of the first scientific analytical instrument in the world completely open hardware, we would never have imagined this level of success. […]
Sweet openQCM Tasting Water Sucrose Solutions
![Figure 1 openQCM frequency behaviour caused by successive injections of water and sucrose at different weight percentage 7.5%, 15% and 30%. The measurement chamber is washed with pure water before each injection. The corresponding frequency shift is measured in static liquid at the equilibrium.](https://openqcm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/openQCM-sucrose-test-all-elab-1.png)
I’d like to share openQCM Quartz Crystal Microbalance frequency behaviour in contact with water solutions at different weight percent of sucrose.
openQCM frequency stability of quartz crystal microbalance in typical experimental conditions
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We are now testing the performances of two different openQCM devices in the most typical experimental conditions in order to measure the frequency stability of the open source quartz crystal microbalance.
openQCM news and press review
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The openQCM is really proud to share the latest reviews about the open source quartz crystal microbalance. This is also the opportunity to give thanks to people supporting the openQCM project.
openQCM has Arduino inside at heart
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openQCM is the fully open source quartz crystal microbalance project with an Arduino electronic board inside its heart
openQCM the Java application for developers
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In this post I discuss in detail the development of Java application for the open source quartz crystal microbalance openQCM. This post is intended for developers and contributors of the open source project. The entire project is available on github repository at this link
openQCM the benefit and challenge of an open hardware project
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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 now co-founder of the openQCM project the unique open source quartz crystal microbalance. Above all I am a lucky man because I really enjoy my work.
Why an Open-Source Quartz Crystal Microbalance ?
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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 work better. Linus Torvalds Hello, in a few days, we will launch our first scientific Open Hardware product. I, therefore, believe it is appropriate, as first post to introduce and explain […]