Technetium
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Search complete. 7 mentions across 3 episodes found for "Technetium".
Oct 19, 2026
Neil deGrasse TysonHOST
This element got named technetium.
Neil deGrasse TysonHOST
Not bad.
Neil deGrasse TysonHOST
Technetium.
Neil deGrasse TysonHOST
Tech is artificial.
Neil deGrasse TysonHOST
Right.
Neil deGrasse TysonHOST
Technetium, the first artificial element.
Neil deGrasse TysonHOST
Vibranium would have been better.
Neil deGrasse TysonHOST
Technetium does not live very long, so it's half-life.
Neil deGrasse TysonHOST
Yes, you do.
Neil deGrasse TysonHOST
Technetium.
Chuck NiceHOST
Yes.
Chuck NiceHOST
I was about to say.
Neil deGrasse TysonHOST
I tag that chemical with a radioactive tracer.
Neil deGrasse TysonHOST
That would be, in this case, technetium.
Chuck NiceHOST
Technetium.
Neil deGrasse TysonHOST
Okay?
CulaureGUEST
Mm-hmm
Frozen FalloutHOST
... a, uh, but it was a breakdown of diplomacy, is that there was, um, a big change that, that, uh, Fenris, then CCP, made, um, that basically said that the, the Technetium moons are no longer super valuable.
Frozen FalloutHOST
We're bringing in an, uh, the system that allows you to bu- build tech two blueprints and get access to, uh, Technetium through, you know, taking smaller stuff and making it into the bigger stuff.
CulaureGUEST
Mm-hmm.
Frozen FalloutHOST
Um, and invention was something that, you know, like everybody started getting access to tech two blueprints and stuff like that.