ChemHacker

ChemHacker is (for now) a fun place to document personal projects exploring the realm of amateur science and making things.

 

Open Source Scanning-Tunneling Microscope Project

An in-progress project to create a Scanning-Tunneling Microscope (STM), a device capable of imaging nanometer and smaller features.  Commercial STMs cost upwards of $15,000, the goal of this project is to create an open source STM for approximately $1000.

 

Sacha

Has been a chemical technician, researcher, student, engineer, entrepreneur, and educator.

Current and past projects:

• Founding member, Pumping Station: One Chicago’s Hackerspace
• Simple Switch Labs art, animation, engineering, food, and other random projects
• Vegetable Oil Road Trip a 13,000 mile trip around the USA in a vegetable oil- and biofuel-powered vehicle.

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