- A user asked for DIY coal experiments that could be run with a DAQ and custom electronics, but no specific protocols were suggested in the log.  
- kanzure shared the “bio-labware” GitHub repository (https://github.com/symbiolab/bio-labware) as a curated list of open-source biology lab equipment designs.  
- heath linked a Vimeo video (https://vimeo.com/135473713) describing a “Pathogen-Extracting Sepsis Therapy” device, implying interest in extracorporeal blood-cleaning technologies.  
- FreeCAD 0.16 release notes (http://freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Release_notes_0.16) were highlighted, underscoring ongoing improvements in open-source CAD for hardware prototyping.  
- kanzure posted a Nature Communications paper showing that corvid birds possess “abstract rule neurons” in the nidopallium caudolaterale that support flexible decision-making without a neocortex, reinforcing convergent evolution of intelligence.  
- xentrac_ reported that copper can be electroplated at ~50 nm s⁻¹ according to the ASM Specialty Handbook and the 1971 Electroplating Engineering Handbook, proposing this as a practical route to nanoscale metal 3-D printing.  
- Discussion of bookmarking workflows included jotmuch (https://github.com/davidlazar/jotmuch) for command-line, tag-based bookmarking and debates on whether tabs should automatically decay into searchable, state-preserving bookmarks.  
- A lightweight browser named “min” (https://palmeral.github.io/min/) was introduced, prompting skepticism about claims that it is “written entirely in CSS and JavaScript.”