• Ion Torrent sequencing actually uses beads with many amplified DNA copies per well, not single molecules, while Helicos Bio’s single-molecule method achieves ~1 DNA molecule per square micron and detects fluorescence from individual strands via long exposures.

• Halcyon Molecular reportedly stretched DNA across a water droplet meniscus for electron-microscope imaging, separating physical elongation from detection steps.

• Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) micropumps are highlighted as the most effective way to generate continuous, non-pulsating flow in complex microfluidic channels and have been used to implement PCR protocols; a key NIH paper “Magneto-Hydrodynamics Based Microfluidics” (PMC2768299) details their design and performance.

• Electrohydrodynamic jet printing from the Rogers Lab at UIUC is noted for high-resolution dot deposition, with potential applications in micro-fabrication and security printing.

• OpenCV is recommended for Android rectangle detection, with sample code (squares.cpp) and tutorials for native compilation without rooting; algorithms discussed include Hough transforms, corner detection, and edge-based parallel-line searches for real-time recognition on mobile CPUs.

• Android-x86 running under KVM with Intel HAXM boots in ~10 seconds and eliminates UI lag, contrasting with slow VirtualBox performance on Windows.

• Lifetech/ABI 5500 instrument-server firmware is delivered as a self-extracting bash script that appends a tar archive and runs an internal install.sh, revealing a custom scripting language used to control fluidics arms and reagent handling.

• Teknic servo motors (made in Rochester, NY) are identified as the motors inside ABI sequencers, with an RIT student planning to contact the company for open CNC-building advice.

• A volunteer with prior experience in dental photocure polymers offered to help develop open-source 3-D-printable photocurable resins for biotech hardware projects.

• Potentiostat applications were surveyed, including quantitative assays for arsenic in water and vitamin C in juice, highlighting the versatility of low-cost electrochemical sensors in DIY biology.