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Lawrence Kincheloe: The Open Source Movement, Makerspaces, and Hardware

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Lawrence Kincheloe has been a crucial participant in multiple Public Invention projects, ranging from the General Purpose Alarm Device (GPAD) and the NASA-MCOG to a new preliminary project, the Biochar Toilet. A proud Oklahoma resident, Kincheloe has been a part of his local open source community since graduating from university in 2009, and he has […]

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Deneille Guiseppi: The GOSQAS Project and Creativity in Tech

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Public Inventor Deneille Guiseppi is a software developer working on the Global Open Source Quality Assurance (GOSQAS) website, a project headed by Invention Coaches Victoria Jaqua, Christina Cole, Robert Read, and Vincent Erdos. The GOSQAS system allows procurers of medical devices to record the received state of their devices before shipping them to the next

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Saicharan Vishwanatha: The Alarm Dialog Management (ADaM) Project

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The Alarm Dialog Management (ADaM) project team has expanded the capacity of Public Invention’s existing alarm devices, the Krake and GPAD, by creating a system that prioritizes alarms for a given user. This places some of the decision making on the design algorithm and off the user, thus helping them avoid alarm fatigue.  Public Invention

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Morena Andres: Moonrat and EcoPot Open-Source Projects

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Morena Andres is a former Public Invention volunteer who worked on the beginning stages of two key projects: the EcoPot and the Moonrat. As a recent chemical engineering graduate at the time of her application, Andres was interested in putting her new skills to the test in the world of open-source engineering. During her time

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Prajwal Shah and the NanoCap Table Project

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The NanoCap Table: Open-Source in Equity Shares and Technology As a student at Purdue University studying computer science, Public Inventor Prajwal Shah became interested in broadening his professional horizons through volunteer work. He was motivated to gain hands-on experience working on active projects that were both relevant to his skillset, and impactful to those who

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In Search of Reduced Simulation Times

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In collaboration with Robert Read, Cledden Obeng-Poku Kwanin, Ivan Urdiales, Marie Cheynour, and Gianluca Skirde. In Search of Reduced Simulation Times The EcoPot project aims to identify more efficient container geometries for cooking food on open fires with gathered wood, as one billion people on earth still cook. To achieve this, certain assumptions are made to

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En busca de reducción de tiempos de simulación

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En colaboración con Robert Read, Cledden Obeng-Poku Kwanin, Ivan Urdiales, Marie Cheynour, y Gianluca Skirde. En busca de reducción de tiempos de simulación El proyecto EcoPot tiene como objetivo encontrar geometrías de recipientes más eficientes para cocinar con fuego de leña, previamente recolectada, al aire libre, como aún lo hacen mil millones de personas en el mundo.

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Public Invention Begins 6-month Oxygen Production Experiment at Kids Operating Room

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Oxygen is a miracle drug for many conditions, and is absolutely essential for serious surgeries. Kids Operating Room (KidsOR)  (https://www.kidsor.org/) installs pediatric surgical theaters in the poorest countries of the world. Recently, they installed their 101st operating room, and have now performed 722,401 pediatric surgeries. Generally, these operating rooms use either bottled oxygen or pressure-swing