- DARPA’s “Living Foundries” synthetic-biology program was highlighted in a new Wired article, continuing earlier 2011 coverage of military-grade gene-circuit design.  
- A 2010 Wired piece on an Army “gene-gun” that uses compressed-gas–propelled, electro-charged DNA for troop inoculations was re-circulated as a practical example of non-needle vaccine delivery.  
- Quantified-Mind (quantified-mind.com) was rediscovered as an open platform for self-run cognitive-training experiments; discussion centered on whether brain-training gains generalize and how data-export compares with Lumosity.  
- LLNL/MIT microwave-microfluidics technology (ipo.llnl.gov) that localizes heating inside microchannels with integrated waveguides was shared, alongside a link to the 2008 MIT paper on the method.  
- A high-density photovoltaic retinal prosthesis (webvision.med.utah.edu) was posted as a next-gen vision-restoration approach using pixelated photodiodes powered by incident light.  
- Baroreceptor biology was proposed as inspiration for “existenz-style” hybrid biological microfluidic control systems.  
- Technical Q&A clarified that transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) uses sub-100 MHz pulse harmonics with repetition rates below tens of hertz, distinguishing pulse width from duty cycle.  
- Willow Garage released new ROS/tutorial videos (three-part YouTube series) showcasing recent open-source robotics advances.