Ryan Sloot. Caught at NB-OT Labs North Bay
Ryan Sloot. Caught at NB-OT Labs North Bay
August 12, 2025
Amongst the people & families + extended connected to the NB-OT Labs & expansion Labs prior to 1999 & post leading up to 2025
Exposed. Those yes & those not
Airport Rubber Cleaners
https://youtu.be/aYNtFSUUiyY?si=ekx_sBU_28SkbxAY
Wood-Working
https://youtube.com/shorts/LM7-OYChCDU?si=LpzfonByxJx38GHJ
SAFE G.M.O FOR PRODUCTION
How we can grow conductive materials without causing emissions or a burn + toxic response
Genetically modified (GM) poplar trees, particularly those with altered lignin content, can exhibit changes in their conductive properties. While some modifications aim to improve wood quality for papermaking or biofuel production, these can unintentionally affect xylem conductivity, potentially impacting growth and survival. Conversely, some GM poplars are engineered for enhanced phytoremediation capabilities, showing increased uptake of pollutants.
Impact of Lignin Modification:
• Reduced Lignin:
Poplars with reduced lignin content, often achieved through genetic modification, can show impaired xylem conductivity. This means the trees may have difficulty transporting water and nutrients efficiently, potentially affecting growth and survival.
• Increased Lignin:
While less common, some GM poplars have altered lignin composition. These modifications can also affect conductivity, sometimes leading to the formation of tyloses and phenolic deposits that obstruct water flow in xylem vessels, according to research from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Enhanced Phytoremediation:
• Pollutant Uptake:
Some GM poplar varieties are engineered to enhance their ability to remove pollutants from the environment (phytoremediation). For example, GM poplars can be modified to increase their uptake of trichloroethylene, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, and vinyl chloride.
• Air Pollution:
GM poplars can also be engineered to reduce or eliminate the production of isoprene, a volatile compound that contributes to air pollution.
Overall:
• Potential Benefits:
GM poplar technology holds promise for improving wood quality, enhancing phytoremediation, and potentially mitigating pollution.
• Potential Risks:
However, it's crucial to carefully evaluate the potential unintended consequences of genetic modifications, especially regarding xylem conductivity and overall tree health.
• Ongoing Research:
Ongoing research is essential to understand the complex interactions between genetic modifications, environmental factors, and tree physiology.
GROWING CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL - DREAMS
Growing conductive materials refers to the development and application of materials that can efficiently conduct electricity or heat. These materials are crucial in various applications, from electronics and energy storage to thermal management. Key examples include graphene, carbon nanotubes, and advanced polymers, along with traditional metals like copper and silver.
Key Concepts and Materials:
• Electrical Conductivity:
The ability of a material to conduct electric current. Metals like silver, copper, and gold are excellent natural conductors due to their low resistance.
• Thermal Conductivity:
The ability of a material to conduct heat. Diamond is known for its exceptional thermal conductivity, followed by silver, copper, and aluminum.
• Graphene:
A 2D material with high electrical and thermal conductivity, used in stretchable electronics, batteries, and supercapacitors.
• Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs):
Known for their exceptional electrical conductivity and mechanical strength, CNTs are used in various applications including transparent electrodes and energy storage devices.
• Advanced Polymers:
Polymers can be engineered to be conductive through the incorporation of conductive fillers or by altering their molecular structure.
• Nanowires:
One-dimensional materials with high aspect ratios, finding use in transparent electrodes and other applications requiring high conductivity in small dimensions.
Applications:
• Electronics:
Conductive materials are essential components in transistors, circuits, displays, and energy storage devices.
• Energy Storage:
Materials like graphene and CNTs are used in batteries and supercapacitors to improve energy density and performance.
• Thermal Management:
Materials with high thermal conductivity, such as diamond and copper, are crucial for dissipating heat in electronic devices and preventing overheating.
• Smart Textiles:
Conductive materials can be integrated into fabrics to create interactive and wearable technologies.
• Thermoelectric Materials:
Materials that can convert heat energy into electrical energy, offering potential for energy harvesting.
Growing Importance:
The demand for conductive materials is growing due to the increasing miniaturization and complexity of electronic devices, the need for more efficient energy storage solutions, and the development of advanced technologies like smart textiles and wearable electronics. Research and development efforts are focused on creating new materials with enhanced properties and exploring new applications for existing conductive materials.
Goodbye to traditional mines—scientists discover a fungus capable of producing gold and are looking for ways to cultivate it in the laboratory
Dr. Tsing Bohu, who leads the study, explained it like this: gold is a chemically inert material, very stable, and that’s why this behavior challenges everything we thought we knew about how it interacts with living organisms. Basically, nature just exposed us.
Growing gold? Not as crazy as it sounds
Although they are still researching how all this works, they’ve already seen that some strains can form gold nanoparticles as a response to certain stimuli. In other words, they don’t just trap it: it seems they can transform it. There’s even another species, Candida rugopelliculosa, that has also shown this ability under stress conditions.
So we’re not talking about an isolated case, there could be a whole family of fungi with this superpower.
A way to do mining without destroying everything
And here’s where things get (more) serious. Mining companies are already paying attention, it’s normal. Because extracting gold today means moving tons of earth, using toxic substances like cyanide, consuming a lot of water and leaving the landscape destroyed, it’s a disaster… But if fungi can act as living sensors (marking where the gold is without needing to dig anything), the change would be radical.
And if the process can be scaled at some point… we’d be talking about biological mining, much cleaner, more precise and without the side effects of the current model! Remember our Earth is dying fast… This could be an incredible option to save (or at least, to try) our planet!
The challenge now: making it work outside the lab
But wait, next step is to understand how to grow this fungus in real conditions. What kind of soil it needs, humidity or pH, how it gets along with other minerals or bacteria… everything counts now!. Is it possible to be reproduced on a large scale?
It’s still too early to draw conclusions! But the mere fact that something like this exists is already a revolution.
The revolution is underground (literally)
We don’t know if in five or ten years we’ll see mines without excavators, without cyanide and without polluted rivers. But this opens a door that we didn’t even know was there. A gold-producing fungus isn’t just a scientific curiosity: it could be the first step toward a more sensible, cleaner kind of mining, more in tune with the environment.
Nature, once again, shows us that it had the solution right under our noses. We just had to bend down a bit and look at the ground
Traditional geology, turned upside down
Gold has always been searched for with pick and shovel. Rivers, mines, meteorites… but no one had thought to look underground for fungi. Until now.
What the scientists discovered is that a fungus very similar to Fusarium oxysporum not only withstands gold: it loves it. It grows better when the metal is present and, as if that weren’t enough, it ends up decorating its structure with tiny gold particles. Just like that, with no apparent effort!
They discovered it at the CSIRO (Australia’s scientific agency), and what looked like a simple lab finding could forever change the way gold is searched for and extracted.
Yes, you read that right: a fungus that gets along well with gold. It incorporates it as if it were its own!
Gold that comes from fungi. Sounds like the craziest thing you’ve ever heard, right? Well, it’s not a made-up story or some curious kid’s wish to a genie. A team of Australian scientists has found a fungus that can absorb gold, grow faster in the presence of the metal, and stick it to its structure as if it were part of its body. What? Exactly, like Mr. Potato but fungus version… and with gold!
DEEP SEA DESALINATION
By using deep-sea technology, including deep-sea robots and undersea power cables, and submerging the filter membrane to a depth of at least 400 meters, or 1312 feet, the water pressure at that depth will naturally flow through the desalination membrane. According to the Wall Street Journal, this deep water desalination process can save up to 40% on energy usage.
In addition to the benefits of working at that depth, the harmful brine byproduct the process creates can be dispersed quickly back into the ocean, minimizing harm to aquatic life.
Reference
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/companies-announce-game-changing-plan-103000322.html
https://youtube.com/shorts/WBlYQqCsfG8?si=2nxXNEcAw_7ATCKd
Shrink Clothed
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/how-to-unshrink-clothes-polyester-linen-wool-b2803075.html
Hypersonic rotating detonation engine (RDRE) is a type of rocket engine that utilizes a continuously rotating detonation wave to generate thrust
New Plastic with Extreme
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/new-plastic-with-extreme-durability-reusability
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