Why Microgravity Helps Crystals Grow Better

Posted by sebg on Saturday April 12, 2025 @03:33AM
from the sparkgravity.com dept.

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Re:Why Microgravity Helps Crystals Grow Better by puzzledobserver on Monday April 14, 2025 @05:39AM (#43679595)

Could this lead to better semiconductor manufacturing? Increased yields, fewer defects, larger chips, etc.?

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Re:Why Microgravity Helps Crystals Grow Better by Valgrim on Monday April 14, 2025 @06:30AM (#43679825)

ZBLAN is such a material, a type of glass much more transparent than silica glass and could be used for fiber optics. It has been tested on the ISS.

A similar fictional material is also at the center of the plot of the novel Artemis by Andy Weir.

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