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The Open Micro-Manipulator: An #OpenSource low-cost, easy-to-build #motorized XYZ micro-manipulator motion control platform achieving submicron precision:

- 50 nm resolution
- #Python / #GUI / API / G-Code

YouTube: youtu.be/MgQbPdiuUTw
GitHub: github.com/0x23/MicroMa...
#DIYbio #lab #instruments
October 29, 2026 at 2:55 PM
mwnautilus.bsky.social
#OpenSource, #RaspberryPi & #ESP32 -based, #3Dprintable droplet #microfluidics platform with #strobe -enhanced #microscopy:

- #droplet generation, particle #encapsulation..
- based on #OpenFlexure #microscope
- #GUI, API, Wifi, USB control

doi.org/10.64898/202...
#DIYbio #lab #instruments #imaging
October 28, 2026 at 3:41 PM
mwnautilus.bsky.social
#OpenSource low-cost fiber immersion #3Dprinting of #microscopic structures:

- printing sub-10 µm 3D size features at a hardware cost of ~$300
- #curcumin as #resin -soluble #light absorbing agent

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvV2...
#DIYbio #lab #instruments #3Dprinter #nanotechnology #microfluidics
Micro-Fabrication with a Fiber Tip – A Low-Cost 3D Micro Printing Method
YouTube video by Diffraction Limited
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October 29, 2026 at 3:59 PM
mwnautilus.bsky.social
A compact, customizable #OpenSource #fiber -coupled #laser #diode module platform suitable for the entire visible spectrum:

-requires the Open Micro-Manipulator for assembly

YouTube: youtu.be/l26sCJn0sB4
GitHub: github.com/0x23/FiberCo...
#DIYbio #lab #instruments #hackerspace #DIYtech
October 29, 2026 at 3:22 PM
mwnautilus.bsky.social
#MiniSpectroscope: An inexpensive #3Dprinted periscope-type #smartphone -based #spectrophotometer for #emission, #absorption & #fluorescence #spectroscopy:

-cost: $40 (phone excluded)

doi.org/10.1021/acs....
#DIYbio #DIYchem #chemistry #UV #lab #instruments #education #STEM #MINT
September 17, 2026 at 9:43 PM
mwnautilus.bsky.social
#OpenSource low-cost fabrication of sub-20 µm #microfluidic channels using low-cost #FDM #3Dprinted #molds:
doi.org/10.1088/1361...
#DIYbio #DIYchem #DIYtech #chemistry #lab #instruments #microfluidics
September 17, 2026 at 10:02 PM
mwnautilus.bsky.social
Humidity control upgrade for the #OpenSource #2LabsToGoEco #analytical (high-performance thin-layer #chromatography) & #bioassay #laboratory system:

- 20-80% relative humidity

doi.org/10.1016/j.ac...
#DIYbio #DIYchem #analytics #lab #instruments #TLC #imaging #sustainable #foodscience #MINT #STEM
September 16, 2026 at 1:43 PM
mwnautilus.bsky.social
An #OpenSource, low-cost thin-layer #chromatography plate #cutter:

- clean, consistent cuts on glass-backed #TLC plates
- #3Dprinted parts
- incorporates a Toyo TC-17 #glass cutter
- cost: ~$80

doi.org/10.1021/acs....
#DIYbio #DIYchem #chemistry #lab #instruments #analytics #MINT #STEM #education
September 16, 2026 at 2:16 PM
mwnautilus.bsky.social
An #OpenSource #3Dprinted micro #lathe for scientific #glassblowing:

doi.org/10.1021/acs....
#DIYchem #DIYbio #chemistry #lab #glass #instruments #MINT #STEM #education
September 15, 2026 at 6:27 PM
mwnautilus.bsky.social
#RoboChem-Flex: A flexible & affordable #OpenSource self-driving #laboratory for #automated #chemical #synthesis & #analytics:

- #3Dprinted subcomponents

Article: doi.org/10.1038/s441...
GitHub: github.com/Noel-Researc...
#DIYbio #DIYchem #chemistry #lab #instruments #SDL #automation #robotic
September 15, 2026 at 6:13 PM
mwnautilus.bsky.social
#OpenPore: A low-cost, portable, battery-powered, #OpenSource exponential decay pulse generator for #electroporation:

- 2 batteries: 1.5 V, 9 V
- pulse: max. 330 V
- 0.4 cm commercial #cuvette
- #3Dprinted chassis
- cost: CAD $85

doi.org/10.1016/j.oh...
#DIYbio #lab #instruments #transfection
September 13, 2026 at 8:37 PM
mwnautilus.bsky.social
Rapid & cost-effective prototyping of #acoustofluidic chips using #3Dprinting, #laser cutting & #CNC milling:

-goal: label-free #microfluidic particle manipulation & separation

Preprint: doi.org/10.26434/che...
#OpenSource #DIYbio #lab #instruments #BAW #acoustophoresis #microfluidics #Python
September 13, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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#OpenSource materials to make the #NanoDrop 1000 (legacy #protein measurement device) available on Windows 10 and above:
github.com/PyLabRobot/p...
#DIYbio #DIYchem #lab #instruments #analytics #Python #PyLabRobot
Add ND1000 open science project backend support by Jordvl · Pull Request #1166 · PyLabRobot/pylabrobot
Sorry for no earlier notice, I was busy with thesis and internship while I had this project. FYI, hello I'm Jord and I worked on a small opensource science project under Wageningen University w...
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September 13, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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Chem Lab Auto – Pi Pico: An #OpenSource #RaspberryPi Pico-based apparatus for #laboratory equipment integration & automation:

- #MicroPython -controlled
-cost: < $100

doi.org/10.1021/acs....
#DIYbio #DIYchem #chemistry #lab #instruments #microcontroller #hackerspace #MINT #STEM #education
September 11, 2026 at 11:33 PM
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A programmable, low-cost & wavelength-customizable #OpenSource benchtop #photocrosslinking chamber for controlled #bioconjugation:

-6 reaction chambers
-low sample heating
-cost: ~$250

doi.org/10.1016/j.oh...
#DIYbio #DIYchem #lab #instruments #UV #MINT #STEM #education #imaging #fluorescence
September 11, 2026 at 11:17 PM
mwnautilus.bsky.social
An #OpenAccess review on #hacking #3Dprinters as #OpenSource laboratory #robots:

Paper: doi.org/10.1039/d5dd...
GitHub: github.com/Vsaggiomo/3D...

#DIYbio #DIYchem #lab #instruments #3Dprinting #3Dprinter #MINT #STEM #education
September 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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Learning about this made me strongly regret not getting into biochem or protein engineering (which was more in the hands of DIYbio people at the time but still)
September 9, 2026 at 3:23 PM
mwnautilus.bsky.social
#CERN has officially open-sourced its #KiCad #electronics library comprising more than 17,000 components & related design resources:
gitlab.com/ohwr/cern-ki...

#OpenSource #lab #instruments #DIYbio #DIY #MINT #STEM #hackerspace #education
Open Hardware Repository / CERN KiCad Libraries · GitLab
Component libraries used at CERN for electronics design using KiCad.
gitlab.com
September 9, 2026 at 2:26 PM
mwnautilus.bsky.social
#OpenSource #DIY isobaric precision #calorimeter built from a commercial #magnetic #stirrer -integrated thermally insulated #coffee mug:
www.hardware-x.com/article/S246...

- #GUI- / #Python / #Arduino -controlled
- cost: US $30

#DIYbio #DIYchem #lab #instruments #education #MINT #STEM #school
August 21, 2026 at 11:06 PM
mwnautilus.bsky.social
#OpenSource #DIY scanning tunneling #microscope:

-based on #ESP32 / #Python
-cost: 600 €

GitHub: github.com/lemonspurple...
Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/selbermach...
FrOSCon 2026: froscon.org/programm/aus...

#DIYbio #DIYchem #lab #instruments #microscopy #imaging #hackerspace #STEM #EDU #MINT
August 15, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Ellen Jorgensen: Biohacking -- you can do it, too http://on.ted.com/p0tM #TED #DIYbio
TED: Ideas change everything
on.ted.com
March 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
whitefeatherhunter.bsky.social
This is my DIY bioprinter in my kitchen, finishing up my first successful bioprint (with this machine) of a clitoris form in a homemade gelatin alginate bioink. I’m pretty sure it’s a world’s first. Tell me this isn’t the sexiest DIYbio you’ve ever seen! 🧪
May 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
whitefeatherhunter.bsky.social
#kitchenscience 🧪 #DIYbio
About to test run my 3D printer before taking it to the lab at the Ottawa Heart Institute to start modifying it into a bioprinter.
November 19, 2024 at 4:45 PM
doctor-moonlight.bsky.social
The future of gender-affirming care, and queer medicine in the USA seems to be in the hands of the DIYbio scene. I strongly advise all to study science and medicine while you can, before resources begin to dwindle further.

Moon, signing off.

~"Fear the Future" 🌙
February 3, 2026 at 12:43 AM
penlindsay.bsky.social
so proud of the Open Plant community group at Genspace, pictured here - after lots of trials, we have confirmed that we have transgenics expressing glargine! #PlantScience #DIYbio
read more about it here:
www.genspace.org/open-plant-g...
February 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM