HardwareX Podcasts
Interviews with the leading technology experts in open source hardware for the journal HardwareX from Elsevier Publishing Company
Podcasting since 2021 • 22 episodes
HardwareX Podcasts
Latest Episodes
Democratising Air Quality: An Open-source Solution to Filling Data Gaps in the Global South
The advancement of low-cost sensors has sparked a boom in air quality monitoring devices. From backpack add-ons to citizen bicycles, air quality devices are enabling citizens to get involved in monitoring local air quality.When looking ...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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24:22
Building A Better Mousetrap: Scaling animal wellbeing with open-source hardware
What if research labs didn't have to reinvent the wheel all the time?Rodents like mice and rats play a pivotal role in neuroscientific research. Through a process known as 'head fixation', scientists surgically implant cannulas and elec...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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23:18
A Co-benefits Approach: Preserving more than one species with open-source hardware
Did you know that our understanding of basic functions such as memory, learning and sleep is largely thanks to a giant sea slug? For more than 50 years, Aplysia Californica, a type of slug also known as the California Sea Hare,...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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27:46
Microwaves Against Malaria: Life-saving technologies and the question of patenting.
Urgent needs require urgent solutions, but is open-source always the answer?The UN aims to eradicate malaria in all countries by 2030. However, in some parts of the world, incidents are increasing as the parasites transmitting the disea...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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31:52
High-tech Prosthetics: Granting locomotion to all with open-source robotics.
How inclusive are advanced prosthetics technologies?The global demand for prosthetics and orthotics is only expected to rise. Yet, access to affordable and innovative solutions varies greatly at local, national and international levels....
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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28:30