Fwd: OpenPCR by Josh Perfetto and Tito Jankowski

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From: "Mackenzie Cowell" <mac@diybio.org>
Date: Jun 9, 2010 8:54 PM
Subject: OpenPCR by Josh Perfetto and Tito Jankowski
To: "diybio" <diybio@googlegroups.com>

Josh Perfetto and Tito Jankowski have built a working PCR thermocycler based on a CPU heat-pipe, a very accurate temperature probe, a peltier junction, a computer power supply, an arduino, a custom-milled aluminum block, various electronics, and a sexy laser-cut wood chassis.

Overall, I'm really impressed that they've found a way to combine essentially $300 of consumer products into what amounts to a industry-grade thermocycler.

They demoed it at MakerFaire 2010 this year.  I'm excited about their commitment to openness.   On their website - http://openPCR.org - and in person, they talk about building a platform that fundamentally is more hackable than other options.  So far, it looks good.  I can't wait to test one of these out on my own.  As open hardware licenses (TAPR?) become more widespread, I hope the openPCR team adopts one and blazes a trail for other diybio hardware efforts. 

Check out their site, http://openPCR.org, and consider contributing to their kickstarter project, http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/930368578/openpcr-open-source-biotech-on-your-desktop.

Good luck you guys!

Mac
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