[puzzledobserver]

Could this lead to better semiconductor manufacturing? Increased yields, fewer defects, larger chips, etc.?

[Valgrim]

ZBLAN is such a material, a type of glass much more transparent than silica glass and could be used for fiber optics. It has been tested on the ISS.

A similar fictional material is also at the center of the plot of the novel Artemis by Andy Weir.