[Gllug] Interesting programme on BBC Radio 4 2100-2130

[Chris Bell]

On Mon 03 Aug, Dan Kolb wrote:
> 

> 
> The quartz is used to hold the molten silicon, from which single-crystal
> silicon is drawn; this silicon is still obtained from sand.
> 
> Dan

   I did not notice any mention whether the sand for the final silicon (also
a selected quartz) was derived from the same source, but there was a point
made that the very high quality quartz was not totally unique. (I received a
phone call during the programme).

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