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 ...

(Nanowerk News) Silicones are synthetic materials used in a broad range of applications. Thanks to the stability of the silicon-oxygen bond, they are resistant to chemicals and environmental ...

SMM Silicon-Based PV Morning Conference Minutes] Silicon Metal: In the past two days, silicon metal futures prices have fallen sharply and continuously, with the SI2601 contract closing at 8,340 ...

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 ...

An artist’s depiction of an artificially evolved enzyme breaking a silicon-carbon bond. [Caltech/Dow] For the first time, scientists have engineered an enzyme that can break the stubborn man-made ...

Researchers have developed a technology capable of efficiently synthesizing tetraalkoxysilane through a one-step reaction between alcohol and silica, the primary constituent of sand. Tetraalkoxysilane ...

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 ...