# Key Points from IRC Log

• CycSim, a web platform tool developed by Genoscope, was mentioned as being able to predict bacterial growth in specific media with gene deletions (http://www.genoscope.cns.fr/cycsim/).

• A discussion about cheap Raman spectroscopy equipment included a link to a DIY approach (http://chemeducator.org/sbibs/s0011002/spapers/1120088jw.htm).

• The Open-RTMS project (http://open-rtms.sf.net/) was discussed, with participants noting the need for line integral frameworks for coil designs, machining requirements, and electronics development for a DIY transcranial magnetic stimulation device.

• Participants discussed the "tubular pinch effect" in fluid dynamics as it relates to filter design, sharing research papers and noting the mathematical models needed to simulate this phenomenon.

• A concept from Systemantics was referenced: "The Newtonian Law of Systems Inertia: A system that performs a certain way will continue to operate in that way regardless of the need or of changed conditions."

• Participants discussed methods for accessing academic papers behind paywalls, including institutional access through EZproxy systems and the security vulnerabilities of such systems.

• A new finding about bidirectional transcription was shared (http://esciencenews.com/articles/2009/01/25/rewrite.textbooks.transcription.bidirectional), suggesting textbooks would need to be rewritten.