How to create a culture of hardware sharing in academia
summary
An academic journal called Journal of Open Hardware creates a publication format, the HW metapaper, that requires full build files (Gerbers, mechanical CAD, netlists, firmware source), step‑by‑step assembly, safety and calibration procedures, and persistent identifiers for code and instructions so others can reproduce devices without reverse engineering. Published examples include a fruit‑fly feeding rig and a classroom particle trap, a methods study analyzes 132 products, and tracks cover educational projects, socio‑economic research and reviews; the journal is community‑controlled, hosted by bippity press, and leans on OSH Association definitions for certification.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Start
- 0:32How To Create a Culture of Hardware Sharing
- 7:31Quality Control
- 9:08Metadata Overview
- 13:53Conclusions
- 16:02Open Source Hardware Association Certification
- 17:51Attracting Academic Contributions
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