- A new $5–10 k USD funding commitment was secured for a DIY myostatin-inhibitor project aimed at muscle-enhancement experimentation.  
- An extensive microfluidics literature archive (237 MB, updated April 2009) was shared via university servers, containing recent papers on PDMS/SU-8 device fabrication and design.  
- Discussion of a proposed open-source DNA-sequencing microfluidic chip that uses photo-activated exonucleases to cleave DNA into nucleosides, followed by valve-based sorting and optical detection.  
- Interest in fluorinating PDMS or SU-8 channel surfaces with fluorine to exploit hydrogen-bonding for improved nucleoside capture was raised.  
- A branching-fractal heat-sink design inspired by vascular networks was highlighted as a promising route for high-efficiency thermal management in compact devices.  
- Plans to test a custom-built air-filtration prototype at the Austin Fab Lab (Ben White & Congress) were set for mid-week, contingent on lab access.  
- Wearable-computing resources were compiled on a wiki page (heybryan.org/mediawiki/index.php/Wearables) covering e-textiles, new materials, and open hardware platforms.  
- Participants debated nondimensionalization techniques for ODE modeling of complex systems, referencing the Buckingham π theorem and system-equivalence analogies across mechanical, electrical, and fluidic domains.