I think that happens in any black hole formation. At least that’s my understanding of how neutron stars are formed. The electrons get forced into the nucleus and turn the protons into neutrons. From there it’s quark gluon plasma then a black hole.

In any case, I have no idea how either a grain of rice or a mountain could be made to do such a thing.

Theoretically you could make a black hole with a single grain of rice. You just have to figure out how to crush it down enough.

2nm is 20A on the agnstrom scale used by Intel, and Intel has an 18A process that was projected to hit production late in 2025. TSMC isn’t projecting anything better until 16A in 2027.

I have no idea how Trump’s trashing of the Chips Act factors in, but it does still seem to be a real race.

It’s not often that the most privacy conscious choice is also the most reliable, easy to use, and flexible option for something, but Home Assistant checks all the boxes.