Open Hardware in Science: The Benefits of Open Electronics

Autores
Oellermann, Michael; Jolles, Jolle W.; Ortiz, Diego; Seabra, Rui; Wenzel, Tobias; Wilson, Hannah; Tanner, Richelle L.
Año de publicación
2022
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
Estado
versión publicada
Descripción
Openly shared low-cost electronic hardware applications, known as open electronics, have sparked a new open-source movement, with much untapped potential to advance scientific research. Initially designed to appeal to electronic hobbyists, open electronics have formed a global “maker” community and are increasingly used in science and industry. In this perspective article, we review the current costs and benefits of open electronics for use in scientific research ranging from the experimental to the theoretical sciences. We discuss how user-made electronic applications can help (I) individual researchers, by increasing the customization, efficiency, and scalability of experiments, while improving data quantity and quality; (II) scientific institutions, by improving access to customizable high-end technologies, sustainability, visibility, and interdisciplinary collaboration potential; and (III) the scientific community, by improving transparency and reproducibility, helping decouple research capacity from funding, increasing innovation, and improving collaboration potential among researchers and the public. We further discuss how current barriers like poor awareness, knowledge access, and time investments can be resolved by increased documentation and collaboration, and provide guidelines for academics to enter this emerging field. We highlight that open electronics are a promising and powerful tool to help scientific research to become more innovative and reproducible and offer a key practical solution to improve democratic access to science.
EEA Manfredi
Fil: Oellermann, Michael. Technical University of Munich. School of Life Sciences. Aquatic Systems Biology Unit; Alemania. University of Tasmania. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Fisheries and Aquaculture Centre; Australia
Fil: Jolles, Jolle W. Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications—CREAF; España
Fil: Ortiz, Diego. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Manfredi; Argentina
Fil: Seabra, Rui. Universidade do Porto. CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos. InBIO Laboratório Associado; Portugal. BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning; Portugal
Fil: Wenzel, Tobias. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Schools of Engineering, Medicine and Biological Sciences. Institute for Biological and Medical Engineering; Chile
Fil: Wilson, Hannah. Utah State University. College of Science. Biology Department; Estados Unidos
Fil: Tanner, Richelle L. Chapman University. Environmental Science and Policy Program; Estados Unidos
Fuente
Integrative and Comparative Biology 62 (4) : 1061-1075. (October 2022)
Materia
Electrónica
Investigación
Ciencia Abierta
Ciencia de Información
Electronics
Research
Open Science
Information Science
Código Abierto
Open Source
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acceso abierto
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Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Open Hardware in Science: The Benefits of Open Electronics
title Open Hardware in Science: The Benefits of Open Electronics
spellingShingle Open Hardware in Science: The Benefits of Open Electronics
Oellermann, Michael
Electrónica
Investigación
Ciencia Abierta
Ciencia de Información
Electronics
Research
Open Science
Information Science
Código Abierto
Open Source
title_short Open Hardware in Science: The Benefits of Open Electronics
title_full Open Hardware in Science: The Benefits of Open Electronics
title_fullStr Open Hardware in Science: The Benefits of Open Electronics
title_full_unstemmed Open Hardware in Science: The Benefits of Open Electronics
title_sort Open Hardware in Science: The Benefits of Open Electronics
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Oellermann, Michael
Jolles, Jolle W.
Ortiz, Diego
Seabra, Rui
Wenzel, Tobias
Wilson, Hannah
Tanner, Richelle L.
author Oellermann, Michael
author_facet Oellermann, Michael
Jolles, Jolle W.
Ortiz, Diego
Seabra, Rui
Wenzel, Tobias
Wilson, Hannah
Tanner, Richelle L.
author_role author
author2 Jolles, Jolle W.
Ortiz, Diego
Seabra, Rui
Wenzel, Tobias
Wilson, Hannah
Tanner, Richelle L.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Electrónica
Investigación
Ciencia Abierta
Ciencia de Información
Electronics
Research
Open Science
Information Science
Código Abierto
Open Source
topic Electrónica
Investigación
Ciencia Abierta
Ciencia de Información
Electronics
Research
Open Science
Information Science
Código Abierto
Open Source
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Openly shared low-cost electronic hardware applications, known as open electronics, have sparked a new open-source movement, with much untapped potential to advance scientific research. Initially designed to appeal to electronic hobbyists, open electronics have formed a global “maker” community and are increasingly used in science and industry. In this perspective article, we review the current costs and benefits of open electronics for use in scientific research ranging from the experimental to the theoretical sciences. We discuss how user-made electronic applications can help (I) individual researchers, by increasing the customization, efficiency, and scalability of experiments, while improving data quantity and quality; (II) scientific institutions, by improving access to customizable high-end technologies, sustainability, visibility, and interdisciplinary collaboration potential; and (III) the scientific community, by improving transparency and reproducibility, helping decouple research capacity from funding, increasing innovation, and improving collaboration potential among researchers and the public. We further discuss how current barriers like poor awareness, knowledge access, and time investments can be resolved by increased documentation and collaboration, and provide guidelines for academics to enter this emerging field. We highlight that open electronics are a promising and powerful tool to help scientific research to become more innovative and reproducible and offer a key practical solution to improve democratic access to science.
EEA Manfredi
Fil: Oellermann, Michael. Technical University of Munich. School of Life Sciences. Aquatic Systems Biology Unit; Alemania. University of Tasmania. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Fisheries and Aquaculture Centre; Australia
Fil: Jolles, Jolle W. Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications—CREAF; España
Fil: Ortiz, Diego. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Manfredi; Argentina
Fil: Seabra, Rui. Universidade do Porto. CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos. InBIO Laboratório Associado; Portugal. BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning; Portugal
Fil: Wenzel, Tobias. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Schools of Engineering, Medicine and Biological Sciences. Institute for Biological and Medical Engineering; Chile
Fil: Wilson, Hannah. Utah State University. College of Science. Biology Department; Estados Unidos
Fil: Tanner, Richelle L. Chapman University. Environmental Science and Policy Program; Estados Unidos
description Openly shared low-cost electronic hardware applications, known as open electronics, have sparked a new open-source movement, with much untapped potential to advance scientific research. Initially designed to appeal to electronic hobbyists, open electronics have formed a global “maker” community and are increasingly used in science and industry. In this perspective article, we review the current costs and benefits of open electronics for use in scientific research ranging from the experimental to the theoretical sciences. We discuss how user-made electronic applications can help (I) individual researchers, by increasing the customization, efficiency, and scalability of experiments, while improving data quantity and quality; (II) scientific institutions, by improving access to customizable high-end technologies, sustainability, visibility, and interdisciplinary collaboration potential; and (III) the scientific community, by improving transparency and reproducibility, helping decouple research capacity from funding, increasing innovation, and improving collaboration potential among researchers and the public. We further discuss how current barriers like poor awareness, knowledge access, and time investments can be resolved by increased documentation and collaboration, and provide guidelines for academics to enter this emerging field. We highlight that open electronics are a promising and powerful tool to help scientific research to become more innovative and reproducible and offer a key practical solution to improve democratic access to science.
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