Tekla Labs

Tekla Labs

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Formation 2010 Berkeley, California, USA
Website www.teklalabs.org

Tekla Labs (TeklaLabs.org) is a non-profit organization of researchers, educators and hobbyists committed to developing do it yourself (DIY) science infrastructure. Tekla Labs objective is to "enable scientists to construct their own high quality lab equipment using readily available, off the shelf items."[1] The organization was founded in 2010 in Berkeley, California by postdoctoral and graduate student researchers at UC Berkeley and UCSF. Tekla Labs has been featured in numerous publications, including in MAKE,[2] TechHive,[3] Nature.com Blogs,[4] New Scientist,[5] and SciDev.Net.[6]

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References

  1. ↑ "TeklaLabs.org".
  2. ↑ Nilsson, Lina (2014-07-24). "Unblenders, Dremefuges ad Optical Tweezers: Making research-grade lab equipment from repurposed parts". Make Magazine. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  3. ↑ Seaman, Julia. "Tekla Labs Wants To Help You Print Your Own Lab". Tech Hive. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "A new era of Science Funding – Part 1: Individual Scientists as Active Global Citizens". Nature.com Blogs. 2012-03-21. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  5. ↑ Reardon, Sara (2013-09-24). "Frugal science gets DIY diagnostics to world’s poorest". NewScientist. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  6. ↑ Elena Hurtado, Maria (2013-09-24). "Online guides help poor labs build their own equipment". SciDevNet.