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Why is the US buying Canada's trash for $30,000 per gram?

Companies around the world are fighting to buy a rare radioactive substance, despite its $30,000-per-gram price tag. This substance powers emergency exit signs that can stay bright for two decades without power, glow-in-the-dark keychains, and might one day unlock the holy grail of clean energy. What is this mystery substance?
Season 10 Episode 12 Length 12:07 Premiere: 09/11/24

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Season 10 Episodes

Everyone is Wrong About Mexican Coke (Even Johnny Harris)
S10 E16 Length 09:36 Premiere Date 12/11/24

I Made Kidney Stones So I Could Destroy Them Forever
S10 E15 Length 11:57 Premiere Date 11/06/24

How Trees Pollute the Air (and Why Your Coworker's Scientific Citations Don't Mean They're Right)
S10 E14 Length 10:38 Premiere Date 10/23/24

Every other video about color is wrong.
S10 E13 Length 21:33 Premiere Date 10/11/24

Why is the US buying Canada's trash for $30,000 per gram?
S10 E12 Length 12:07 Premiere Date 09/11/24

Did fraud lead us to an Alzheimer's breakthrough?
S10 E11 Length 09:53 Premiere Date 08/21/24

Don't Drink Raw Milk. But What About Raw Milk Cheese?
S10 E10 Length 12:54 Premiere Date 07/31/24

This Video is About Electroadhesion
S10 E9 Length 14:04 Premiere Date 07/10/24

Chirality is Just Turtles All the Way Down
S10 E8 Length 12:02 Premiere Date 06/12/24

This (Edible) Mushroom Could Kill You
S10 E7 Length 17:23 Premiere Date 05/22/24

Science Doesn't Understand How Ice Forms
S10 E6 Length 10:31 Premiere Date 05/01/24

Is There a Quick Fix for Ocean Acidification?
S10 E5 Length 13:12 Premiere Date 04/10/24

I Reinvented a 300-Year Old Drink
S10 E4 Length 16:56 Premiere Date 03/27/24

We Are Made of Star Stuff
S10 E3 Length 10:13 Premiere Date 03/06/24

Does Toyota Know Something That We Don’t?
S10 E2 Length 12:00 Premiere Date 02/07/24

Can Science Beat Counterfeit Detector Pens?
S10 E1 Length 10:20 Premiere Date 01/24/24

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