Silicon-based life on Earth? Only artificially, so far — but maybe natural on other planets
A team of researchers forced bacteria to create carbon-silicon bonds, and their experiment showcases why life on our planet chose ...
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Scientists coax bacteria towards silicon-based life
Silly bacteria, carbon-based life is best life!
The two-in-one solar cell might harness energy cheaply and efficiently
A team at Stanford and MIT has devised a novel configuration that combines silicon - the leading solar cell semiconductor ...
Curiosity Reveals Mars isn’t Red – it’s Greyish Blue
Mars - our neighbor, the Red Planet... is not actually red. The first look at what’s under Mars’s dusty red ...
Stacked “high-rise” computer chips add a new dimension to manufacturing
Moore's law says that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit doubles every two years, hence doubling also the ...
For the first time, physicists measure electron as it jumps from semiconductor. Yes, it’s a big deal!
All our modern electronics are based on a class of wonder materials called semiconductors. What makes these so valuable is ...
Sand-based batteries last three times longer than conventional ones
Photo: University of California, Riverside Expect the price of sand to skyrocket! Researchers at University of California, Riverside have devised ...
Breakthrough could usher away silicon and make way for graphene transistors
Graphene is a perfect 2D crystal of covalently bonded carbon atoms and forms the basis of all graphitic structures. (c) ...
Silicon robot hops 30 times its own height using combustion
Researchers at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, have developed a three-legged silicon robot that uses chemical reactions to help it leap ...