# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Discussion (November 5, 2010)

• DIY book scanning was discussed with references to diybookscanner.org, focusing on technical challenges of page turning and camera selection, particularly for preserving books not available digitally or with poor quality digital versions.

• Several microfluidic research papers were shared about interconnectable blocks and interfaces, highlighting interest in modular approaches to microfluidic device construction.

• The Gada Prize in Personal Manufacturing ($20,000) was being managed by Humanity+ after transfer from Foresight Institute, with the goal of creating an "apt-get for hardware" system for personal manufacturing.

• Participants exchanged information about DIY metal casting and machine shop construction, referencing David Gingery's approach to building machine tools from scratch and resources like backyardmetalcasting.com.

• Research on DNA-guided material assembly was discussed, including Paul Rothemund's work and thermal cycling techniques for improving assembly fidelity.

• A paper on temporal lobe cortical electrical stimulation was shared, discussing how such stimulation during memory encoding and retrieval can reduce false memories, showing interest in cognitive enhancement technologies.

• Augmented reality software options for Linux were evaluated, with participants noting limitations in existing tools like ARToolKit (outdated) and Flash-based options like FLARToolKit.

• Adafruit's "Open Kinect Project" offering a $1000 bounty for developing open-source drivers for the Xbox 360 Kinect was discussed, along with firsthand testing of the device's motion tracking capabilities.