User:JeffreyLau/Notebook/2006-6-21

= Morning = Meeting with Shawn, Tiffany, Val, Katie, and Matt to talk about DNA nanostructures. We're going to split up and tackle 4 designs (all in the honeycomb paradigm):
 * small hexagonal prism, single-ply lid
 * small hexagonal prism, double-ply lid
 * large hexagonal prism, single-ply lid
 * rectangular prism, scaffold-hinged (combover) lid

We can get larger (>7308bp) scaffolds from William's lab.

= Afternoon =
 * I went shopping at Home Depot with Nick, Alain, Peng, and David. We bought:
 * 32-watt circular flourescent light bulb
 * 22-watt circular flourescent light bulb
 * Flourescent light bulb ceiling fixture
 * Sheet of plastic diffusion grating
 * Light timer
 * 10-ft of Romex 14-gauge electrical wire (3 wires internal)
 * Conventional household 3-prong plug
 * Wire cutters/strippers
 * Bag of wire twist caps
 * Electrical tape
 * We converted an incubator into a timed-light incubator for cyanobacteria
 * Currently it's set to go on at 8PM, off at 2AM, on at 8AM, off at 2PM, so we can check on its progress tomorrow.
 * We still need to acquire a light meter