- Oxford University’s Physics Department (Prof. Andrew Turberfield group) recently posted—and then removed—a job ad seeking post-docs to work on “first-generation nanofactory” research; the archived posting is available at https://archive.fo/Wfuwz.  
- Discussion participants noted that this effort is distinct from Eric Drexler’s current work; Drexler is presently focused on AI-safety/superintelligence research rather than atomically precise manufacturing (APM).  
- It was speculated that a major APM breakthrough could draw Drexler back into the nanotechnology field.  
- A link to high-resolution images of a slope-etched Intel Xeon CPU die was shared (http://diyhpl.us/~nmz787/pdf/smi3200/pics.html#delayerxeon) as an example of open-source chip-level reverse engineering.  
- A skeptical review of the anti-aging claims surrounding metformin was circulated: “A Skeptical Review of the Evidence for Metformin” on FightAging.org (https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2019/09/a-skeptical-review-of-the-evidence-for-metformin/).