- The 2010 Open Hardware Summit was live-streamed and discussed in real time; participants debated whether aggressive publication is an effective counter-strategy to patents, and criticized the lack of a concrete legal tool to enforce open-hardware definitions.  
- A draft of the Humanity+ Gada Prize guidelines was circulated for final review; the document sought feedback from RepRap core-team members and the broader community before official release.  
- DIYbio groups in Washington (DIYbio-DC) and Seattle (DIYbio-SEA) posted updates on stalled projects and FDA approval of genetically modified salmon, while a peer-reviewed paper in JCOM highlighted BioCurious and DIYbio initiatives.  
- Two U.S. bills—the RESTART Act (H.R. 4866) and the Rare Earths and Critical Materials Revitalization Act—were identified as attempts to reduce American dependence on China for rare-earth minerals critical to electronics and magnets.  
- A participant reported successful implantation of a silicone- and gold-coated rare-earth magnet in a fingertip, noting improved longevity over earlier prototypes that corroded and shattered.  
- The National Fab Lab Act of 2010 (H.R. 6003) was flagged as pending legislation that would fund a nationwide network of fabrication laboratories.  
- Discussion of inventory-management tools for the BioCurious community lab underscored ongoing challenges in tracking shared scientific equipment and reagents.  
- Links to Ray Kurzweil’s JavaOne keynote, the Thoughtcast interview archive, and a sleep-optimization project (beddata.com) were shared as additional resources.