# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (April 11, 2010)

* AGI researchers were discussing memristors, as noted in a New York Times article about new chip technologies: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/08/science/08chips.html

* Discussion of Yuri's Night celebrations (marking the 49th anniversary of the first human in space and 29th anniversary of first shuttle launch) with parties worldwide: http://yurisnight.net/partylist/

* A real-time 3D facial modeling technology using RGB cameras was shared via Singularity Hub: http://singularityhub.com/2010/04/06/generating-3d-models-of-your-face-in-real-time-with-rgb

* Research on the FTO gene was discussed, specifically how physical activity attenuates the effect of the FTO rs9939609 polymorphism on body fat in adolescents.

* The Open Science Summit (opensciencesummit.com) was mentioned, along with alternative science funding platforms like sciflies.org as potential alternatives to fundscience.org.

* A New York Times article about TechShop in Menlo Park was shared, highlighting the maker space movement: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/business/11ping.html

* A low-cost 3D scanner project called "makerscan" was shared: http://en.myinventions.pl/index.php?page=3Dscanner

* A TI watch with extensive sensor capabilities was highlighted: http://www.ti-estore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=eZ430-Chronos-433