Silicon is the understated hero of the modern world, found in everything from CPUs and medical implants to precious stones, window glass, and bakeware. But what makes silicon so special? Join us for ...

Figure 2 Many of silicon’s attributes are captured by this basic scientific-characteristic box from the periodic table. Source: Priyam Study Center We’re familiar with the role of silicon as a ...

What is Silicon? If asked this question randomly throughout the globe, the likely answer wouldn’t declare it as a chemical element. The probable offhand response is that it is a place somewhere in ...

Batteries are all around us, in almost all of the tech that billions of people use every day. Our phones, laptops, handhelds, wireless accessories, and more — all reliant on the battery inside. Most ...

Anu is a Features author at Android Police. You'll find her writing in-depth pieces about automation tools, productivity apps, and explainers. Before joining AP, she used to write for prominent tech ...

Historically, making a thin phone meant trading the usual battery for one that's slimmer and less robust. And what good is a thin phone with poor battery life? Up-and-coming silicon-carbon battery ...

Crystalline-silicon solar panels are efficient, reliable, and dominate the solar-panel market. However, new third-gen solar technology could do what c-Si solar panels cannot, including flexible, ...

An AI whiz who calls herself "CatGPT" on social media has offered her take on the real purpose of the technology—and, spoiler alert, it is not to make humans more efficient. Catherine Goetze, a tech ...