Paul Dirac and the religion of mathematical beauty (2011) [video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPwo1XsKKXg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPwo1XsKKXg
YouTube
Paul Dirac and the religion of mathematical beauty
Speaker: Graham Farmelo
Filmed at The Royal Society, London on Fri 04 Mar 2011 1pm - 2pm
http://royalsociety.org/events/2011/paul-dirac/
Filmed at The Royal Society, London on Fri 04 Mar 2011 1pm - 2pm
http://royalsociety.org/events/2011/paul-dirac/
Torqued Accelerator Using Radiation from the Sun (Tars) for Interstellar Payload
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.17615
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.17615
arXiv.org
Torqued Accelerator using Radiation from the Sun (TARS) for...
The concept of exploring space using solar power is energetically appealing, but interstellar solar sails typically require extremely low areal densities (~0.8 g/m^2). This work explores an...
Fast and cheap bulk storage: using LVM to cache HDDs on SSDs
https://quantum5.ca/2025/05/11/fast-cheap-bulk-storage-using-lvm-to-cache-hdds-on-ssds/
https://quantum5.ca/2025/05/11/fast-cheap-bulk-storage-using-lvm-to-cache-hdds-on-ssds/
Quantum
Fast and cheap bulk storage: using LVM to cache HDDs on SSDs
My attempt to create fast and cheap bulk storage by caching HDDs with SSDs on Linux, using standard lvmcache. Contains an introduction to LVM, RAID, and partitioning.
Chemical Process Produces Critical Battery Metals with No Waste
https://spectrum.ieee.org/nmc-battery-aspiring-materials
https://spectrum.ieee.org/nmc-battery-aspiring-materials
IEEE Spectrum
Chemical Process Produces Critical Battery Metals With No Waste
Aspiring Materials' process extracts valuable minerals from olivine, offering a cleaner, sustainable solution for battery material supply chains.
4k NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program
https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/npr/npr-story/nx-s1-5481304
https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/npr/npr-story/nx-s1-5481304
KCRW
Nearly 4,000 NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program
The employees who have chosen to leave the agency amount to about 20% of NASA's workforce.
Linux on Snapdragon X Elite: Linaro and Tuxedo Pave the Way for ARM64 Laptops
https://www.linaro.org/blog/linux-on-snapdragon-x-elite/
https://www.linaro.org/blog/linux-on-snapdragon-x-elite/
www.linaro.org
Linux on Snapdragon X Elite: Linaro and Tuxedo Pave the Way for ARM64 Laptops | Blog | Linaro
Linaro Connect 2025 showcases progress in bringing Linux on Snapdragon-Powered Devices
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