# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (June 20, 2013)

* A paper on "Three-dimensional deep sub-diffraction optical beam lithography with 9 nm feature size" was shared, representing cutting-edge nanofabrication technology that could enable more precise manufacturing of transhumanist devices.

* A study on gait speed in older adults was referenced (from JAMA), suggesting interest in biomarkers of aging and mortality prediction.

* A discussion occurred about the limitations of Tabula, a PDF data extraction tool that only works on text-based PDFs rather than scanned documents, highlighting challenges in scientific data mining.

* A BigBrain ultrahigh-resolution 3D human brain model was mentioned, with some criticism that despite taking ten years to construct, it still doesn't provide cellular-level resolution.

* A significant health finding was shared about how parents cleaning pacifiers by sucking on them before giving them back to children resulted in dramatically reduced rates of allergies (60% less eczema and 90% less asthma), suggesting important connections between microbiome sharing and immune system development.

* Various tools for web scraping were discussed, including PhantomJS and node-phantom, showing the community's interest in data collection automation for research purposes.