# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Discussions

• Researchers discussed wireless power transfer to deep-tissue microimplants using "real-time dynamic focusing" technology, sharing a PNAS paper demonstrating methods for powering moving wireless implants.

• The whole brain emulation roadmap by Anders Sandberg and Nick Bostrom (2008) was referenced, with commentary that the Future of Humanity Institute may not be focusing enough on technical implementation work.

• Participants proposed a "transhuman research institute summer of code" modeled after Google Summer of Code as a potentially high-ROI initiative for advancing open-source transhumanist technology development.

• Open hardware legal challenges were examined, particularly regarding integrated circuit layout designs that cannot be effectively protected under current copyright or patent frameworks.

• An innovative amateur radio project was highlighted where vocal energy alone generated RF pulses capable of transmitting Morse code over 1000 miles, demonstrating extreme low-power communication techniques.

• DIY scientific equipment was discussed, including plans to build a Raman spectrometer ADC driver and mentions of the Lasersaur open-source laser cutter being used to fabricate OpenPCR cases.

• Concerns were raised about FDA regulatory approaches to healthcare software, specifically criticizing the classification of smartphone applications like Welldoc "as pharmaceutical drugs" rather than as software or medical devices.

• A Khosla Ventures document on "the future of healthcare" was shared but criticized for its simplistic analysis of regulatory incentives and lack of strategic depth regarding FDA approval pathways.