• MEMS gyroscopes in smartphones can function as covert microphones: researchers demonstrated that sub-200 Hz acoustic vibrations modulate gyroscope output, and machine-learning post-processing can recover intelligible speech and speaker identity without any microphone permission.

• A draft book on SAT/SMT-based cryptographic analysis (yurichev.com/tmp/SAT_SMT_DRAFT.pdf) was recommended as an up-to-date open-source resource for formal verification and crypto-analysis techniques.

• Participants sketched a DIY route to producing dNTPs at home: mechanically lyse supermarket-sourced cells, separate A, G, T, C nucleosides via light centrifugation and chromatography, then enzymatically re-phosphorylate them to regenerate usable deoxynucleotide triphosphates, bypassing commercial chemical suppliers.

• The “smell/taste recording gap” was identified: consumer devices analogous to cameras or microphones do not exist for olfaction or gustation. Proposed solutions include affinity-binding chip arrays (aptamers or antibodies) whose binding events alter electrical or optical readouts to digitize chemical signatures.

• Texture and mechanical properties were emphasized as major components of perceived taste; the GelSight tactile imager (clear elastomer + webcam) was cited as an existing, productized tool for high-resolution surface and texture sensing that could be repurposed for food or material analysis.