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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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 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 generate geometric models in CAD format. We hope to explore heat transfer fins, pot
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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. Para ello, se parte de ciertas suposiciones que permiten generar modelos geométricos en
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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
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Postdoc Bridge Funding Initiative (PBFI) – Robert L. Read, PhD, Public Invention, April 2025 Note: This work is now obsolete; it was a prelude to a workshop. The project has evolved, we suggest you look here. In early 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science Foundation (NSF)’s normal funding processes were disrupted.
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(The source version of this essay can be found at Open Source Medical Supplies, long with other explanation: https://opensourcemedicalsupplies.org/gosqas) Free Lightweight Global Distributed Tracking for Makers Written by: Robert L. Read, Christina A. Cole, and Victoria Jaqua (October 25, 2023) Lightweight Tracking Of an Object Tracking an object or make
Have you ever wondered where all those individuals that take part in humanitarian efforts come from? Like how do they get initial funding and grow? Even if a group like this existed and took off, how could I contribute to something like this? Well look no further because we are a membership who seeks out
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Out of a pressing need I discovered as a volunteer for Engineers Without Borders USA, Public Invention has been working on a portable incubator for several years now. We recently got a great new volunteer, Melanie LaPorte, who is being invention coached by Forrest “Lee” Erickson. We’ve create our first crowdfunding campaign to raise money
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Public Invention has raised $37,000 for a project run by Glia of Canada to make a completely open source desktop injection molded tourniquet, most immediately for Ukraine but usable by anyone. I’m proud of Glia and our support for them, and want to report a little on what they have done. One of our requirements
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