- Nature paper (DOI: 10.1038/srep30856) on “pressure induced by salt crystallization in confinement” was shared as a potential mechanism for micro-scale mechanical actuation or damage in bio/nano devices.  
- The Pirate Library Mirror added 3.8 million books (+24 TB) to its torrent-based archive, now accessible via onion service 2urmf2mk2dhmz4km522u4yfy2ynbzkbejf2cvmpcbzhpffvcuksrz6ad.onion and clearnet fallback pilimi.org.  
- Participants noted that Sci-Hub’s reliability has declined since the 2021 Indian lawsuit, but debate whether the drop is due to legal pressure or proactive countermeasures by publishers (e.g., token revocation, IP blocking).  
- Hacker News thread (item?id=32976978) spotlighted McMaster-Carr as a “secret weapon” for rapid prototyping, prompting discussion about leveraging industrial supply chains for DIY bio and hardware projects.