# Key Points from IRC Discussions on Memristors and EEG Technology

• Memristors were extensively discussed as revolutionary storage technology that changes resistance through oxygen ion transfer, potentially holding data for "geological timescales" without power and enabling storage densities of 20GB per square centimeter in the near term.

• The technology could enable neuromorphic computing with memristors functioning similar to synapses, potentially allowing 10^11 synapses on a square centimeter chip, which would revolutionize AI with brain-like computing architectures.

• Memristors were highlighted for their extremely low power requirements (picojoules) and ability to overcome Moore's Law limitations at nanoscale, with research showing they can model adaptive behavior similar to unicellular organisms.

• Despite the excitement, participants noted memristors have been in development for years with repeated unfulfilled promises of commercial availability "within a few years."

• A significant discussion focused on hacking the Emotiv EPOC EEG headset, with users sharing resources for accessing raw EEG data and expressing frustration about the company's encryption scheme that limits functionality in lower-priced models.

• Multiple IRC log archives were shared related to previous EEG discussions, with warnings about legal risks associated with distributing circumvention tools for the EPOC's encryption.

• Brief mentions of open-source satellite projects appeared, including links to Hojun Song's "Open Source Satellite Project" (opensat.cc) and discussion of non-manifold topology libraries for 3D modeling.