• Dremelfuge, an open-source centrifuge designed by Cathal Garvey, was featured on design-reuse.eu, highlighting the mainstream visibility of DIY biology hardware.  
• Evocad, an evolutionary-algorithm CAD tool from Brandeis University (demo.cs.brandeis.edu/pr/buildable/evocad), was introduced as a way to automatically generate mechanically buildable designs.  
• A proposed automated supply-chain workflow for open-source hardware would use an SKDB front-end to export a bill of materials, query Octopart for real-time pricing and availability, and optionally auto-order parts once the user provides payment credentials.  
• EEG-based brain-computer interfaces were discussed; current literature peaks at ~15 words per minute, and participants sought pointers to 32-plus-channel EEG studies that demonstrate higher-throughput command-and-control.  
• The MIT/Media Lab “Human Speechome Project” was cited as an extreme example of longitudinal data collection—~200 GB of audio-video per day in a family home—sparking debate on data volume and privacy.  
• Open-source hardware business models were debated, with the Long Tail article and Olimex (Bulgaria) cited as examples of monetizing kits, documentation, and value-added assembly while keeping designs open.  
• Large-scale 3-D printing examples included rockprinter.com (cement/plaster printer) and D-Shape’s 25-DPI binder-jet stone printer capable of printing room-sized “organic gazebo” structures.  
• Seacrete/Biorock electro-deposition from seawater was compared to Portland cement (~US$1 kg⁻¹ vs. US$0.05 kg⁻¹), with speculation on using guided electrodes or layered meshes to grow complex underwater structures.