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Re:Hard drives on backorder for two years as AI data centers... by Dylan16807 on Thursday November 13, 2025 @03:02AM (#45912094)
Why would it matter for surgical steel?

I can find vague mentions of "medical" uses for low background steel, and one specific claim that it's used to shield some rooms or large devices for measuring how much radiation is coming off a person's body. That's pretty niche.

Re:Hard drives on backorder for two years as AI data centers... by WorldPeas on Monday November 17, 2025 @12:22PM (#45955731)
Looking into this point further, I'll agree. I shouldn't have acted on an anecdote without verifying first. The other fact though is one that I'm certain of.