Foremost among silicon's distinguishing features is that, quite simply, there is a hell of a lot of it. After oxygen, it's the second most abundant element in the Earth's crust -- but don't expect to ...

In a recent experiment, researchers used directed evolution to create enzymes that make silicon dioxide, used in semiconductors and computer chips. Photo via Wikimedia Commons/Krzysztof Burghardt In ...

There's a reason why you can store what seems like a gazillion songs and pictures on your smart phone. The gadget has an incredible memory in its inner core. But there's a limit to the development of ...

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The days of computer chips being mere pieces of tech are long gone. Now, they are very much weapons. Weapons of innovation, wealth, control, and power. That's why all the superpower nations are ...

To reduce electronic waste and cut greenhouse gas emissions from plastic, future computer chips might use a substrate made of mushrooms. This isn’t something out of the Mario Bros. movie, either. That ...

In a breakthrough that could potentially revolutionize the technology industry, scientists have constructed transistors made out of a silicon-based material with the thickness of a single atom. The ...

Government officials say we need more computer chips made in America and soon. Why isn’t Apple stressed? By Shira Ovide U.S. and European officials talk incessantly about making more of the world’s ...