<berndj>
why is the raw material for that 1kg silicon sphere "1 million euros"? is that just what silicon costs or is it because it's extra super duper pure, way beyond even what semiconductor fabs need?
<berndj>
RTFA / WTFV answer: because it's all Si-28
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<mrdata>
holy moly
<mrdata>
isotopic purity wow
<mrdata>
is that because Si-29 has a magnetic moment?
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<SpeedEvil>
I think it's the rather more boring 'because we want to make all the atoms the same size
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<_Sync_>
TIL, you can use interstitials as an advantage
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