- ChipWhisperer, an open-source side-channel analysis and glitching toolkit for attacking microcontrollers and smartcards, was introduced as a practical security research platform.  
- A directed-evolution strategy for improving cryopreservation was proposed: iteratively select surviving nematodes after freeze-thaw cycles, identify the responsible genes, and scale the approach to larger organisms for eventual human cryosleep on interstellar missions.  
- A microfluidic CAD tool built on the open-source NURBS library “verb” was demonstrated live; it renders parametric channels in-browser with Three.js and exports STL via verb’s tessellate_rational_surface_adaptive function, with the STL then fed to standard slicers rather than re-implementing slicing logic.  
- The group debated modern JavaScript packaging for the CAD project, weighing git submodules, subtree, npm dependencies, and browserify/gulp workflows to avoid committing compiled artifacts to GitHub Pages.  
- A passive LAN-tap build guide and DEFCON slides on hacking DOCSIS cable modems were circulated as hands-on security resources.  
- India’s blocking of GitHub, Archive.org, Pastebin, and Vimeo was flagged as a significant barrier to open-source collaboration in the region.