Did you know sand was this important?
I found this article fascinating.
https://www.wired.com/story/book-excerpt-science-of-ultra-pure-silicon/
https://www.wired.com/story/book-excerpt-science-of-ultra-pure-silicon/
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Thanks--very interesting. Familiar with silicone/sand and the different types and its many uses, but never heard a word of special type used for electronics and its isolated source.
The only thing that cant be taken away from us is what we learn and experince0 -
Read that article with interest just a few days ago!
Knew some of that, but not the part about the special stuff in the Appalachians!
If We have the market cornered with that, maybe We have something to offer the Chinese for the Rare Earths they have most of...0 -
Saudi Arabia has to import sand to make concrete. 0 -
"Just like the sands of the hour glass, so are the days of our lives"
Quote from Socrates. At least that is what Bill and Ted told me![:D]0 -
I thought Socrates was the guy who said "I drank what?" 0 -
Thanks for the post, that was interesting. 0 -
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Thanks--very interesting. Familiar with silicone/sand and the different types and its many uses, but never heard a word of special type used for electronics and its isolated source.
The only thing that cant be taken away from us is what we learn and experince
silicone and silicon... very different.0
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