- DARPA’s “Atoms to Product” program (announced 22 Aug 2014) aims to scale nanoscale materials and manufacturing techniques up to life-sized products, sparking discussion on whether “it’s happening yet.”  
- A graphene-based Dyson-bubble architecture was debated: docl proposed re-using sunlight via multiple reflections and graphene Fresnel-lens → laser systems to achieve the required 0.78 g m⁻² areal density, while FourFire noted fabrication challenges akin to “1000-ply graphene sails.”  
- Cognitive-enhancement literature mined via paperbot included studies on visual working-memory capacity (Nature 2004), dopaminergic-gene effects on verbal IQ, and neural predictors of individual WM differences—links archived at diyhpl.us and libgen.  
- Anti-HIV small-molecule research was surfaced: baicalin-derivative synthesis and evaluation (Paper.edu.cn 2011) and related BMC medicinal-chemistry papers were retrieved.  
- Dmitry Itskov’s 2045 Initiative / Russian avatar/immortality project was raised by a newcomer, asking for background on the Russian futurist.