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tungsten metal

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Fills billions of tiny vertical holes that connect a chip's transistors to the wiring above.

First appeared1783 (243 yrs ago)

Fills billions of tiny vertical holes that connect a chip's transistors to the wiring above.

From the big bang to tungsten metal

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
hydrogen gas1766
tungsten metal1783