Tag Archives: silicon
Light-emitting silicon overcomes a major obstacle to denser, faster chips
AI-guided material changes could lead to diamond CPUs
Scientists know that you can dramatically alter a crystalline material's properties by applying a bit of strain to it, but finding the right strain is another matter when there are virtually limitless possibilities. There may a straightforward solut...
Startup Boosts Li-Ion battery Capacity by 50% With a Pure Silicon Anode
A Leyden jar is a device storing static electricity between two electrodes on the inside and outside of a glass jar. This pre-cursor to a battery was invented by Dutch scientist Pieter van...
Super-thin semiconductors delay the ‘death’ of silicon
Silicon has been the backbone of processors for decades, but it's rapidly approaching its physical limits: making a chip on a process smaller than 5 nanometers is usually impossible without introducing problems. How is Moore's Law for chip complexity...
These Cities May Be the Next Silicon Valley
You may not need to move to Silicon Valley to be at the epicenter of the next explosion of tech innovation. Several other U.S. cities may be the place to go if you’re looking to ride the next...
LSD Microdosing Popular With Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs Putting Their Lives at Risk
A high number of execs in Silicon Valley are taking minimal doses of the psychedelic drug known as LSD. This drug is known to enhance creativity and aid in relaxation and it also generates feel-good...
Drone Defense Startup Dedrone Raises Funding from Silicon Valley CEOs
Drone defense is a fast growing market and Dedrone is one of the first companies that offers a solution to protect sensitive buildings against drone fly overs.Dedrone has secured the support of five...
Scientists built a chip without semiconductors
Remember when you saw those old-timey photos of room-sized vacuum-tube-powered computers, and laughed and laughed? That tech might be making a comeback, thanks to work from scientists from UC San Diego. They've built the first semiconductor-free, las...
Samsung’s vision of the mobile future is 4K-and-VR ready RAM
While Samsung's customers (and stock price) are still reeling from the Galaxy Note 7 immolation debacle, the tech giant is focusing on the future. As such, the company has introduced a new type of memory that should "greatly improve mobile user exper...