# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Logs (Feb 11-12, 2016)

• Participants discussed the breaking news of gravitational waves detection by LIGO, sharing a livestream link for the announcement and briefly debating whether gravitational waves carry energy.

• Kanzure shared information about laboratory equipment control standards, specifically "ASTM E1989-98" and the "Laboratory Equipment Control Interface Specification" (LECIS), which are relevant for standardizing lab automation.

• A technical discussion occurred regarding pin headers capable of handling 5A current, with participants debating the merits of using multiple pins to distribute current load and addressing heat dissipation concerns.

• Chris_99 shared information about thermochromic materials, specifically liquid crystals available on eBay that change colors with temperature variations, prompting discussion about the mechanisms behind their color-changing properties.

• Kanzure shared a Google blog post titled "Build in Cloud: Distributing Build Steps" about distributed build systems in cloud environments.

• FourFire reported communication from SENS Research Foundation (Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence), noting that while SENS performs single amino acid substitutions, they do not utilize genetic algorithm approaches in their research.