INTERJECTION ONE:
Reporting a bloombergian - that's a Mayor Mike's newsmob can do better :-)
Released this day advice as follows.."The Applied Materials equipment uses a new technique called atomic layer deposition, or ALD, to put down the tantalum nitride insulator that surrounds copper wires inside (computer) chips. It deposits these layers an atom at a time"..
I beg yours..? tantalum is an atom, nitrogen also, any combo the two together has gotta be a compound. -jsp-
This report adds.. "Intel Corp., Texas Instruments Inc. and other major chipmakers are using copper in their newest chips because it helps them operate faster than older aluminum ones".
Good, good, good. But bad, bad, bad for chilly crystals and other superconductivity-type apps. In these 'mass' apps markets anyways. Likely long term, too. Why? Answer:Warren's figuring on making some more heigh when the sun gets to shine again, worldwide.
Warren, do I hear you think? Buffett.. is that better..? Warren Buffett's still second richest guy and one great conductor with most copper
this earth of ours has in the ground. Great 'cluster' guy too, meaning to say how his very recent investment in IT not only ensures global copper flow but binds likely appropoes.

Lastly--if Mike can do it then I sure can try emulate his team--has any work ever been done on chilly crystals and radioactives.. like: one cool + one hot = clean power.. (..if not, why not?)
PS: get a look at the next entry.. you never know where pretty or empowering thoughts can go.. :-) ENDs -jsp-