# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (March 28, 2009)

* Kanzure shared progress on microfluidics work, including a T-junction microfluidics video demonstration and images of experimental results (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPY84NelFO4).

* A paper on cell trap design for microfluidics was shared: "Building a better cell trap - Applying Lagrangian modeling to the design of microfluidic devices for cell biology" with accompanying YouTube videos demonstrating C-shaped sieves and other cell trapping mechanisms.

* The group discussed challenges with 3D modeling for a spiral filter/membraneless filtration device, encountering issues with STL file generation and mesh creation for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis.

* UtopiahGHML shared a resource for quantitative vs qualitative research methods discussion: http://www.methodspace.com/.

* Technical discussion about plasmoids and ball lightning occurred, including their potential electromagnetic pulse (EMP) effects and the physics of their magnetic fields (estimated at 0.5 tesla).

* The group discovered that 2D image-based simulations could work as an alternative to problematic 3D models for their fluid dynamics analysis.