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wire saw

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One long wire studded with diamond, looped hundreds of times, slices a whole crystal into wafers at once.

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One long wire studded with diamond, looped hundreds of times, slices a whole crystal into wafers at once.

From the big bang to wire saw

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
Hehelium13.8 bn yrs ago
CO2 laser1964
steelc. 1,800 BCE
wire sawdate unknown