Taran RampersadMar 15

Helium. This I did not see coming.

Helium.

https://www.techspot.com/news/111683-critical-semiconductor-gas-lost-third-global-supply-drone.html

#tech #iranwar

Drone strikes halt a third of the world's helium supply, threatening chip production

At the center of the issue is the precision gas vital to chip manufacturing and cryogenics. Helium cools silicon wafers during fabrication, maintaining the extremely low temperatures...

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@knowprose @cstross

“I wonder what the middle east will do when we stop using oil?”

Yeah, apparently thats covered

😮

(Edit: thats assuming there is anything left when this is over, of course)

Mar 16 at 7:26amWeb
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@leadegroot

They export a lot of natural gas, which is a feedstock for ammonia production in fertilizer manufacturing.

So the world's fertilizer supply is being impacted as well.

@knowprose @cstross