UK company shoots a 1000-degree furnace into space to study off-world chip manufacturing — semiconductors made in space could be 'up to 4,000 times purer' than Earthly equivalents

Source: Tom’s Hardware

First in‑orbit furnace turned on

British startup Space Forge has just successfully turned on its first in‑orbit furnace, reaching 1,000 °C in space. This is a crucial first step for the company in studying the feasibility of manufacturing chips in space.