261: Low Background Steel

May 02, 2023 00:12:43
261: Low Background Steel
Brain Junk
261: Low Background Steel

May 02 2023 | 00:12:43

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Trace Kerr Amy Barton

Show Notes

From the 1960s to the early 2000s, if you needed to make sensitive equipment like a Geiger counter or even sensing equipment for hospital tests, you needed low-background steel. BUT WHAT IS IT? Listen and find out!

Show Notes:

Need some low background lead? Let us know if they tell you a price.

The Wiki for more...as if you'd need more after our episode (wink).

We talked about the RAADS-R test for autism. If you're curious you can take it HERE.

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