<p>Xenon is a noble gas that turns up in various lights, gets used in xenon ion propulsion systems for spacecraft & plays a key role in the search for dark matter, says Prof Allan Blackman from AUT in ep 94 of Elemental.</p><p>Xenon is a noble gas that turns up in various lights.</p><p>It gets used in xenon ion propulsion systems for spacecraft.</p><p>Xenon plays a key role in the XENON detector which is used in the search for dark matter.</p><p>Xenon is also the 'perfect' anaesthetic, says Professor Allan Blackman from the Auckland University of Technology, in episode 94 of Elemental.</p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/elemental?share=elf_audio_2018717786">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a></p>
