Return on investment for open source scientific hardware development

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 192-195

  Pearce, J M ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Free and open source hardware; Free hardware; Open hardware; Open source; Return on investment; Science policy

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; HARDWARE; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; MANUFACTURING; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84964723118     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scipol/scv034     Document Type: Article

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