Silicon (Si) is a metalloid, element number 14 on the periodic table. Like carbon, silicon has four bonding sites, but silicon is more than twice as heavy as carbon. The high melting point of ...

Silicon is, after oxygen, the most abundant element of the Earth's crust. But although about 75% of the Earth is made from silica — or silicon dioxide (SiO 2), the main constituent of silicate ...

Silicon is a semiconductor in group IVA of the periodic table with atomic number 14, an atomic weight of 28.086, and a density of 2.33 Mg/m 3. It melts at 1410 C. The electronic configuration of the ...

Now optical researchers are getting in on the silicon game too. Look down at your feet. If you dig a little deeper you should stumble upon the second most abundant element on Earth: silicon.

Two battery materials spearhead companies have joined forces to accelerate the development of future battery materials. NEO ...

Atomic number 16, atomic weight 32.064. Silicon (Si): Silicon is the second most abundant element in the earth's crust and can be found in rocks, sand and clay. It acts as a deoxidizer in steel ...

Called Bosch Quantum Sensing, Element Six will take a 25% stake in the JV and its synthetic diamonds will be a key component ...

A research team in Iran has designed a four-terminal perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells with a 19.3%-efficient bottom heterojunction cell and a 12.7%-efficient perovskite top cell. Both subcells ...

This week’s episode features Bill Hightower, Vice President of U.S. Corporate Affairs at Ferroglobe USA (Nasdaq: GSM), in ...