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 […]