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Re:“Space age electronics”: Inside a GE thin-film paperweigh... by LaMarseillaise on Friday July 02, 2021 @06:03PM (#27717487)
They may be referring to ‘cold welding’. Oxygen lets metals ‘remember’ what they are connected to. References:

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_welding

- https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y2nQ8isf55s

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