• Copenhagen Suborbitals released the complete SolidWorks CAD for the Tycho Deep Space-II capsule—pressure hull, hatch, and full construction—under an open-hardware license, giving the community its first fully documented crew-capsule design.

• A high-resolution scan of Eric Drexler’s 1992 “Nanosystems” (the corrected, expanded version of his MIT thesis) was circulated via torrents and mirrors such as libgen.net and bib.tiera.ru, making the foundational molecular-nanotech text freely available.

• Channel members argued that STL alone is inadequate for open-source hardware; they criticized MakerBot’s .thing format and an XML proposal, insisting any future package must also support molecular-design files like NanoEngineer-1’s .mmp format.

• Cambrian Genomics’ rumored “stealth” DNA-synthesis process—said to combine real-time sequencing feedback with microarray/laser techniques—was discussed, although no peer-reviewed papers exist and details come only from a closed DoD/FBI briefing.

• A 2012 talk by Ralph Merkle and Robert Freitas on mechanosynthetic pathways was linked, emphasizing the stability of hydrocarbon nanostructures and contrasting them with fragile conventional chemical species.

• Ben Krasnow’s $500 DIY liquid-nitrogen generator (video + blog) was highlighted as a low-cost cryogenics platform for bio- or electronics hacking, demonstrating that LN₂ can now be produced at home.

• Participants compared yeast chassis for open-source protein production: *Kluyveromyces lactis* was praised as GRAS, Crabtree-negative, and already industrialized for chymosin, while *Pichia pastoris* and *S. cerevisiae* were noted for higher yields but stricter IP constraints.

• A quadruped robot inspired by Ghost in the Shell was showcased; the creator plans to trim 200 g of plastic or upgrade servos before releasing all CAD and firmware as open hardware.

• Discussion of paywall work-arounds included the impending loss of UC proxy access (30 Sep), community-college library enrollment, r/scholar requests, and Chinese forums—underscoring persistent barriers to open science.

• A half-serious proposal to apply toy-breed dwarfing genetics to create household mini-elephants or micro-cows for fresh milk was floated, citing the successful USPS shipment of day-old chicks to West Oakland homesteaders as proof of small-animal logistics.