<p><i>Open-Source Lab: How to Build Your Own Hardware and Reduce Scientific Research Costs</i> details the development of the free and open-source hardware revolution. The combination of open-source 3D printing and microcontrollers running on free software enables scientists, engineers, and lab personnel in every discipline to develop powerful research tools at unprecedented low costs. After reading <i>Open-Source Lab</i>, you will be able to:</p> <ul><li>Lower equipment costs by making your own hardware</li><li>Build open-source hardware for scientific research</li><li>Actively participate in a community in which scientific results are more easily replicated and cited</li></ul><ul><li>Numerous examples of technologies and the open-source user and developer communities that support them</li><li>Instructions on how to take advantage of digital design sharing</li><li>Explanations of Arduinos and RepRaps for scientific use</li><li>A detailed guide to open-source hardware licenses and basic principles of intellectual property</li></ul>