# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (October 8, 2010)

• A discussion about DIYbio (do-it-yourself biology) included several links to articles about garage biotech and citizen science, with kanzure sharing a comprehensive resource list at http://bit.ly/diybionews.

• A potential breakthrough in synthetic biology was mentioned regarding yeast engineered to produce morphine, with a link to a discussion thread on the topic.

• There was debate about open source hardware definitions, with Phillip Torrone's statement of principles being shared across multiple blogs, and discussion about Freescale's approach to open source hardware documentation.

• A new open source project called Emokit was discussed, which is a hacked library for the Emotiv EPOC brain-computer interface (BCI), with participants noting that while EEG technology has seen little improvement in 50 years, invasive methods might be necessary for significant BCI advancement.

• A community member expressed interest in reviving "Garage Bio," a DIYbio community magazine project that had previously failed to gain traction, with suggestions to improve its implementation through better content aggregation methods.

• There was technical discussion about SolidWorks software, specifically regarding access to its API SDK and file format specifications, with participants sharing resources and troubleshooting installation issues.