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Silicon

In Our Time by BBC

Apr 23, 202652:50Society & Culture

Misha Glenny and guests discuss the physics, biology and chemistry of the element silicon which is at the heart of some of the most useful and beautiful objects on the planet. While it is still being created throughout t...

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Silicon is an episode from In Our Time by BBC. Misha Glenny and guests discuss the physics, biology and chemistry of the element silicon which is at the heart of some of the most useful and beautiful objects on the planet. While it is still...

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Published Apr 23, 2026, 52:50 long, audio available.