Elements of Webb: Silicon, It Works!, Ep08

Silicon is the go-to chip and sensor material for a reason - it works. Learn about the semi-conductor properties that make this element the right choice for the Webb Telescope.

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Lead Producer
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Writer
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Editor
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Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Videographer
Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Editor
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Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Lead Technical Support
Duncan Wiles: Videographer
Walt Feimer (KBRwyle): Lead Animator
Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (KBRwyle): Animator
Bailee DesRocher (USRA): Animator
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[justinpakarno]

Space space wanna go to space yes please space . Space space. Go to space. Orbit. Space orbit. So much space. Need to see it all. SPAAACE!

[aravinds]

Wow great!!!
Wonderful information 👌👌👌
But, Can you explain elaborately about this?

[arnavarya]

Waiting For JWST to reach its destination...

[ihackrbu]

Do people not find this interesting and full of knowledge or they are really behind entertainment

[moosehead]

Beryllium doesn't have a mass of 4

[dontgetmadgetwise]

Well, that was rather shallow. Disappointed.

[niccolemanz]

Sand suitable for silicon is no longer abundant and obtaining it is doing drastic damage to natural biome's.

[deltalima]

More detail, as in solve a schrõdinger equation. I am not 3 years old. Thx.