3steps from the big bang
46things can go into it
polishing slurry
MaterialSubstance
Water full of microscopic silica grains. Polishing leaves a wafer flat to within a few nanometres.
First appearedDate not yet known
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Water full of microscopic silica grains. Polishing leaves a wafer flat to within a few nanometres.
From the big bang to polishing slurry
The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.
big bang13.8 bn yrs ago
Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago
water4.4 bn yrs ago
polishing slurrydate unknown