- Explored sub-critical liquid CO₂ as a non-polar solvent and compared the relative strengths of ionic, polar, hydrogen-bonding, and van-der-Waals interactions in such media.  
- Evaluated DMSO as a trans-dermal lipid carrier: estimated that 30 mL stays below the neuro-toxic threshold (0.3 mL/kg) and could deliver the 100–250 mL/day of lipids required to prevent kwashiorkor; noted its existing use in hybridoma cell-fusion protocols.  
- Mirrored the complete Hewlett-Packard Journal archive (1949–present, ~3.2 GB PDFs) from http://www.hpl.hp.com/hpjournal/pdfs/ under a liberal license, creating an open historical resource for electronics and instrumentation research.  
- Analyzed Magic Leap patents describing retinal-projection displays that employ piezo-actuated optical fibers to scan light in raster, spiral, or Lissajous patterns, potentially using multi-core fibers for higher resolution.  
- Highlighted the open-source OpenPicoAmp planar lipid-bilayer amplifier (PLOS ONE) as an educational tool for hands-on neuroscience and electrophysiology experiments.  
- Debated the detectability of microbial life on Mars, concluding that orbital imaging cannot resolve individual bacteria but that pigment or runoff signatures might be visible; calculated that a single Earth-derived microbe with a 24-hour doubling time could, in principle, contaminate the entire Martian surface within a few years.  
- Discussed non-Earth-centric biochemistry, linking to the Wikipedia page on hypothetical biochemistries and speculating that Martian life might be so chemically unfamiliar as to challenge current definitions of life.  
- Shared Nick Szabo’s 1997 paper “Secure Property Titles” as an early example of peer-to-peer title systems secured by mathematical proofs rather than institutional trust.