# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (Nov 2, 2011)

• A user mentioned working on a Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) project with optimizations in isolation systems and added laser interferometry for better computer control, expressing interest in atomic-level manipulation.

• Kanzure and klafka1 were developing a nootropics price comparison website (drugstack.com), discussing the need for scrapers to collect pricing data and structured information about drug ingredients from sources like PubChem and Wikipedia.

• The developers discussed what drug information would be most valuable to include in the database, such as bioavailability, half-life, excretion routes, and legal status across different countries.

• There was a philosophical discussion about molecular assembly being non-deterministic, with a user suggesting that quantum electrodynamics (QED) might be the only theoretical tool suitable for nanotech development.

• Kanzure shared a resource repository of nanotech papers (http://diyhpl.us/~bryan/papers2/nanotech/) and advised that traditional scientific learning, reading papers, running simulations, and building a laboratory were necessary steps for nanotech research.

• A discussion about innocentive.com highlighted potential opportunities for researchers, including a $30,000 challenge to develop an R package for predictive genetic variables.

• Fenn shared a conformal mapping image (http://fennetic.net/irc/conformal_mapping.png) and mentioned working on a styrofoam box for a new Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM).