China Science(@ChinaScience):Chinese scientists have made a major breakthrough in the field of stable isotope enrichment, successfully realizing mass production of silicon-28 isotopes with an abundance exceeding 99.99% for the first time. The ultra-high-purity silicon-28 is expected to support frontier fields, including quantum computing, advanced semiconductor manufacturing, high-end navigation and metrology standards.

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2026.06.15 13:00

Chinese scientists have made a major breakthrough in the field of stable isotope enrichment, successfully realizing mass production of silicon-28 isotopes with an abundance exceeding 99.99% for the first time. The ultra-high-purity silicon-28 is expected to support frontier fields, including quantum computing, advanced semiconductor manufacturing, high-end navigation and metrology standards.