We are happy to announce the the third phase of collaborative in-person research visit is rolling now. We successfully receive the VISA for @Stephload , from Mboalab in Cameroon, to come to Yogyakarta and continue the research on qLAMP and reageant production together with @akbar1708 .
To prepare the visit, @dusjagr already stayed in Indonesia for a while, reaching out to various local partners and potential collaborators, aswell as doing workshop in DIY hardware, self-made PCB production and giving workshops in various environments. You can follow the activities on the hackteria wiki.
We also spontanously could host @briannaljohns for a short visit and meeting our long term collaborators from UGM, Pak Irfan Prijambada, where we have developed earliest prototype of DIY laboratory equipment, such as microscope, lab shakers, incubators and laminar flow hoods. Some of this research has been described in the paper by Hirosue, S., Kera, D., Huang, H. (2015). Promises and Perils of Open Source Technologies for Development: Can the “Subaltern” Research and Innovate?. Technologies for Development. Springer, for download here.
In the preparation phase we also developed new simple STEAM workshop modules on programming the ATTINY85 and controlling motors, and designing a series of creative PCBs for future workshops.
Updates on the research activities of the coming visit, planned 15 June- 10 July, will be posted here. Guests are always welcome to join! Besides this and this forum thread and the Round 2 of the Collaborative Development Program, the GLobalLAMP community is extensively using a telegram group to share ongoing research and have discussions.