- Carbonized chicken feathers are being investigated as a solid-state hydrogen-storage medium; the hydrogen is dissolved into the carbonized matrix, yielding higher volumetric density than compressed or even liquid hydrogen.  
- A SciDaily article on the feather-carbon hydrogen work (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090623120833.htm) was circulated, prompting debate about the physics of hydrogen density and storage form.  
- SKDB commit logs show active development on a Python geometry wrapper around OpenCASCADE: new unit tests for Translation, Rotation, stacked transforms, and part-mating transforms were added, with ongoing fixes for naming conventions (Transform vs. Transformation) and pointer handling.  
- A lab PI is preparing to hand-synthesize radio-labeled oligonucleotides next week for gel-shift assays and DNA footprinting experiments.  
- Hardware discussion compared netbooks (Samsung NC10, Dell Mini) with a recommended eBay-sourced Fujitsu P1620 tablet (Core 2 Duo ULV, higher-resolution screen, dock & dual-battery bundle) as a portable hacking platform.  
- Links to AR-toolkit resources were shared: ARToolKitPlus (http://studierstube.icg.tu-graz.ac.at/handheld_ar/artoolkitplus.php) and a Treo 700w AR demo video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM3K93Md3Wc).  
- The Robot Operating System (ROS, http://ros.sourceforge.net/) and Society of Robots ERP page (http://www.societyofrobots.com/robot_ERP.shtml) were noted for robotics work.  
- A DNA-origami paper “Folding DNA into Twisted and Curved Nanoscale Shapes” was mirrored locally, with participants asking where the promised CAD tools (NanoEngineer-1, nanorex, bionano.physik.tu-muenchen.de) actually reside.  
- Confusion arose over “OpenKollab,” a nascent collaboration-tools initiative whose public page lists several #hplusroadmap regulars without their consent; discussion moved to #openkollab for clarification.