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Monday, May 24, 2021
CONTEXT: Why Are Chips Square (but Silicon Wafers Circular)?
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CONTEXT: ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) Fusion Project—A Tour of the Work in Progress
Here is more information on ITER. Construction is expected to be completed in 2025, with plasma experiments beginning soon afterward. The goal, expected by around 2035, is a deuterium-tritium fusion burn producing 500 megawatts of power from 50 megawatts of heating input with a stable burn time of 400 to 600 seconds.
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TRACKING WITH CLOSEUPS: Perseverance Descending Under Parachute to Mars
M2020. Another 100 frames came down on sol 90 from the Parachute Uplook Camera B on the backshell during EDL. pic.twitter.com/myqLvKjpHm
— Lars (@LarsTheWanderer) May 23, 2021
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CONTINUITY: Calculating Any Hexadecimal Digit of π
The Bailey-Borwein-Plouffe formula, discovered in 1995, allows to calculate any digit of π (in base 16) without calculating the preceding digits. pic.twitter.com/5dSmxjwOKb
— Fermat's Library (@fermatslibrary) May 23, 2021
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