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

[Dan Kolb]

On Mon, Aug 03, 2009 at 07:52:40PM +0000, Chris Bell wrote:
> Hello,
>    The programme on BBC Radio 4 2100 - 2130 tonight is about a North
> Carolina mining town responsible for the entire world supply of silicon
> chips.

BBC News story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8178580.stm

Saying that they're responsible for the entire world supply of silicon chips
is, although technically accurate, rather giving the wrong impression.

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

Dan
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