# Summary of IRC Conversation on June 14, 2016

* A user is building a spectrometer using a Raspberry Pi NoIR camera (Sony IMX219 sensor), which can provide 10-bit raw data via the Python API, to measure ethanol peaks around 900nm for determining alcohol content in liquids.

* Discussion about electroporation technology included references to successful tumor ablation in mice (12 out of 13) using 80 pulses of 100 microseconds at 0.3 Hz with 2500 V/cm electrical field, with debate about whether to use inductors/flyback circuits or a high-voltage DC power supply (up to 1800V).

* A Science Magazine blog post was shared discussing problems with scientific publishing quality, with suggestions for a "tiger team" approach to validate editorial and peer review by submitting papers with detectable errors to test editors and reviewers.

* Users discussed the challenges of making peer review more effective, noting that the current system relies too heavily on altruistic participation by reviewers without sufficient incentives.

* Technical discussion about piezoelectric components included questions about obtaining low piezoelectric coefficient tubes versus discs, with considerations about precision, voltage requirements, and movement range for specific applications.