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The launch of the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra is just around the corner. But just prior to its launch, a company official has revealed the new battery technology that is used in the upcoming high end flagship ...

In an effort that reaches back to the 19th-century laboratories of Europe, a discovery by chemistry researchers establishes new research possibilities for silicon chemistry and the semiconductor ...

Billions of tons of silicon and oxygen surround us, yet one element hides in nearly invisible traces. It's rarer than gold, ...

The composition of Earth's core may be easier to resolve than previously thought. Laboratory experiments strengthen the hypothesis that oxygen and silicon are the prime candidates for the light ...

A newly evolved enzyme could one day make silicone compounds biodegradable. For the first time, scientists have engineered an enzyme that can break stubborn human-made bonds between silicon and carbon ...

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 ...

Silicon (Si) is a chemical component that makes up 27.7% of the Earth’s crust by mass, making it one of most abundant elements present on our planet. It’s also one of the fundamental constituents of ...

The observation of optical gain - a key feature of all laser systems - in silicon nanocrystals could revolutionize the semiconductor and telecommunications industries, although further work is needed ...