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Atomic insights reveal hidden structure in amorphous silicon

Researchers uncovered how soft regions in amorphous silicon mix order and disorder, offering new insights for designing stronger amorphous materials. Persistence diagram obtained from the structure of ...

In 1916, Jan Czochralski mistakenly dipped his pen into molten metal, and the strange discovery became the foundation of modern silicon chips

A chance discovery in a lab over a century ago by Jan Czochralski changed the world. His accidental observation of a metallic ...
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Tiny silicon structures compute with heat, achieving 99% accurate matrix multiplication

MIT researchers have designed silicon structures that can perform calculations in an electronic device using excess heat instead of electricity. These tiny structures could someday enable more ...
Nanowerk

Silicon's secret shapes: Scientists shed light on rare hexagonal forms

Scientists uncovered rare hexagonal silicon forms (2H, 4H, 6H) created by stress and heat, challenging assumptions about this key electronic material. This is not the first time hexagonal silicon has ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Fabrication Of Vertical-Taper Structures For Silicon Photonic Devices By Using Local-Thickness-Thinning Process

Fabrication Of Vertical-Taper Structures For Silicon Photonic Devices By Using Local-Thickness-Thinning Process A simple fabrication process of vertical taper structures which can locally tune the ...
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Silicon insertion methods join skeletal-editing toolbox

Incorporating silicon into drug scaffolds could help to fine-tune their medicinal properties. The carbon-silicon bond is ...