Beyond Black Boxes: Bringing Transparency and Aesthetics Back to Scientific Investigation

This article describes two years of work done under the project "Beyond Black Boxes" (BBB), which focuses on developing new computational tools and design materials that enable students to create, modify and customize their scientific instruments.

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