How One Hurricane Could Lead To A Global Tech Shortage

Technology has shaped our world, and in particular, semiconductor silicon chips are the magic ingredient that's sparked a revolution. And all of the world's flashiest tech can only exist at all because of one single mine. From your cell phone and computer to medical devices and spacecraft, all of the quartz that makes these things possible comes from to a tiny town in North Carolina called Spruce Pine. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (They/Them) Correction: 3:30 These figures should say that medium grade quartz contains 0.01% impurities, or 100 parts per million. We used a source that incorrectly calculated that conversion. ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going!   / scishow   Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Toyas Dhake, Reed Spilmann, Gizmo, Garrett Galloway, Friso, DrakoEsper , Kenny Wilson, Lyndsay Brown, Jeremy Mattern, Jaap Westera, Rizwan Kassim, Harrison Mills, Jeffrey Mckishen, Matt Curls, Eric Jensen, Chris Mackey, Adam Brainard, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, Kevin Knupp, Chris Peters, Kevin Bealer, Jason A Saslow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ TikTok:   / scishow   Twitter:   / scishow   Instagram:   / thescishow   Facebook:   / scishow   #SciShow #science #education #learning #complexly ---------- Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/...