Electronics
Some electronics fail because metal grew inside them. Seventy years on, nobody fully knows why
22 Sept 2026 · 11 min read
Solid metal at room temperature is not static. Tin extrudes single-crystal filaments that short circuits years later, current pushes aluminium atoms down a wire until it breaks, and humidity grows conductive branches across a gap. All three are the same idea: conductors slowly rearranging themselves.
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