1. Closing The Instrumentation Divide Introducing Instrumentation into Developing Communities: Caroline McEnnis, Jason Taylor, Esa Masood, Rich Fletcher, Neil Gershenfeld

2. The Instrumentation Divide Current Scientific Instruments are very expensive and highly specialized Communities that would benefit from the use of instrumentation are unable to obtain it Fab-Labs can be used to design and develop equipment and instrumentation for these communities

3. Consumer electronics make it possible to develop cheaper instrumentation Redesigning existing instruments allows lower costs and increased flexibility without lowering performance Performance at Lower Costs

4. Two examples: UV-Vis Spectrometer and RF Analyzer UV-Vis Spectrometer Estimated Cost of $100 RF Analyzer Estimated Cost of $100

5. The UV-Vis Spectrometer Spectrum UV-Vis with consumer electronicsCommercially Available UV-Vis

6. RF Analyzer Milk Analysis Postal Mail

7. Food Quality AnalysisWater Quality Analysis Soil Analysis Agriculture Analyses Applications in Developing Communities

8. On Site in Costa Rica* Application of current instrumentation to existing programs Developing new instrumentation designs to fit local needs * Digital Nations Learning Independence Network

9. Multiple Uses for Technology Spectrometry Remote Medical Assistance Distance Learning

10. Acknowledgements Bakhtiar Mikhak Chris Lyon Tim Gorton ITCR DN Learning Independence Network