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Gaywallet (they/it) to Technology@beehaw.org • 9 months ago

Why a Helium Leak Disabled Every iPhone in a Medical Facility

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Why a Helium Leak Disabled Every iPhone in a Medical Facility

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Gaywallet (they/it) to Technology@beehaw.org • 9 months ago
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The bizarre incident happened during the installation of an MRI machine and was a surprise to everyone except Apple.
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    Hydrogen

    This says that hydrogen isn’t just a problem, just helium:

    https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/669763/why-is-a-mems-device-affected-by-helium-but-not-hydrogen

    It seems that MEMS is very sensitive to helium, but only helium. This Link stated that hydrogen does not affect MEMS, which surprised me.

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      Oh derp

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      Can’t speak for MEMS specifically, but it absolutely can make chips shut down whole instruments by changing their properties. It intercalates slower, but has much the same effect once it’s in there.

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