- The channel is collaboratively designing a three-axis micro-positioning stage for photolithography and laser micro-machining: a serial-kinematic stack of three MIC-6 aluminum plates driven by linear rails, with OpenSCAD and ImplicitCAD source files already in the diyhpluswiki git repo.  
- A repurposed Blu-ray 405 nm laser (≈580 nm spot) is slated both for direct-write ablation of PDMS and for photocuring resists; control options include SATA command hacks or repurposing the focus-coil driver.  
- Langton’s upcoming acquisition of a Haas minimill will provide CNC capability for custom plates and rods, while the group debates whether to machine their own parts or buy pre-drilled Thorlabs optical breadboards for guaranteed parallelism.  
- nmz787 described their DNA-synthesis pipeline as a deliberate path from DIY biohacking to eventual commercialization/licensing, triggering a broader discussion on where “biohacking” ends and business begins.  
- kanzure released a trove of unpublished personal scripts—cycloidal-gear generators, Emotiv EEG utilities, and more—hinting at a large, largely unseen open-source codebase relevant to transhumanist tool-building.  
- The newly formed Open Source Hardware Association was criticized after kanzure posted its IRS filings and Makezine interview, with participants disputing the group’s claim to speak for the entire open-hardware community.  
- A RuggedCom industrial-networking backdoor (undocumented factory account whose password is derived from the device’s MAC address) was publicized, underscoring critical-infrastructure vulnerabilities.  
- Plasma hand-sanitizer technology featured in a New York Times article prompted discussion of DIY construction, existing Japanese commercial units, and EPA regulatory hurdles related to ozone by-products.