Projects
Open Science is at the core of Lili’s Proto Lab. Via this page we want to share some relevant 'Open Science Hacker' builds with makers world-wide, for inspiration and knowledge sharing. These are typically highly technical projects which may take place over a longer time frame.
To inspire new generations of creators we share impressions of our smaller 'Maker' and 'Quick Build' projects via our Instagram.
Zombie Ant monitoring
No, your eyes are not decieving you. Zombie ants are real! And it was the goal of PhD candidate Emmeline Roosmalen to observe their behavior. For this task a special enclosure had to be developed. To allow for proper measurment taking, the final product would have to be troughoutly lit and could not have any blindspots. This project is a excelent exaple of development around existing requirements.
Low-res MRI
This is home build magetic resonance imaging machine also known as an MRI. It is a sister project to the OSII, and is still under development. The project is a prime example of interannual collaboration. Will you make the next contribution?
Open HMC
Development of a more accessible custom fitted head-mounted camera system for facial animation research using 3D printing and composite materials.
Field warming set up
Climate change will dramatically impact the physiology of plants. Conducting experiments to elucidate plant responses to heat stress are essential to prepare for and understand the impact of coming climatic changes. In this project, heating cables were combined with Open Top Containers to create a field warming setup that can be used to explore plant response to heat stress.
Muon detector
This table top muon tomograpghy scanner was build by Zach Meredith, a master's student at the time. With his thesis aiming to explore the early development stage of a table top, cost-effective, scanner through the use of photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) and organic scintillators. The project seamlessly combines electronics, manufacturing, and experimental physics.
FAIR Battery
The FAIR-Battery project aims to create an open-source electrochemical battery, with FAIR standing for Findable + Accessible + Interoperable + Reproducible. It is an international and multidisciplinary team with Josh’s role beingto interpret the provided open-science instructions and try to build his own flow cell.
PhotoCrot
96 well plates are used to carry out experiments on a microlitre scale. This can include how cells react to reagents or, in this case, wave lengths of light. This set-up aims to create a 96 well plate holder that can shake, retain moisture and allow UV light to shine directly into the wells of the plate. This would enable the production of radicals to initiate. The end result will be something inbetween a UV lamp and an incubator.