# Summary of IRC Log Discussion (August 21, 2014)

* A scientific paper was shared and archived through paperbot, with the link http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel7/5/6807530/06804688.pdf being made available through the DIYhpl repository.

* A discussion about NMR spectroscopy technology occurred, focusing on a Harvard development of minuscule chips for portable NMR applications that could enable high-throughput pharmaceutical screening by running multiple experiments in parallel.

* Technical details about NMR were discussed, including how the process works through repeated excitations and measurements, with relaxation times for elements like carbon-13 being around 8 seconds, which participants found surprisingly long.

* A participant inquired about dielectric coatings for digital microfluidics devices, with suggestions to contact a researcher who had previously worked on similar technology.

* Information was shared about the Glowing Plant project, with the observation that it uses an ornamental tobacco species sometimes used in hookahs, though the FAQ states it's not for human consumption.

* Several resources were shared, including slides from the Recon security conference (http://recon.cx/2014/slides/) and a GitHub repository for "Snoopy," a tool for relationship graphing (https://github.com/sensepost/Snoopy).