Why a Helium Leak Disabled Every iPhone in a Medical Facility
Why a Helium Leak Disabled Every iPhone in a Medical Facility
The bizarre incident happened during the installation of an MRI machine and was a surprise to everyone except Apple.
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By Daniel Oberhaus October 30, 2018, 5:20pm
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Yet both Android and Apple phones use MEMS silicon for their devices, so why were only Apple phones affected?
Glad I've got an Android since I could potentially work with liquid Hydrogen...
Hydrogen
This says that hydrogen isn't just a problem, just helium:
It seems that MEMS is very sensitive to helium, but only helium. This Link stated that hydrogen does not affect MEMS, which surprised me.
Oh derp
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.