Researchers uncovered how soft regions in amorphous silicon mix order and disorder, offering new insights for designing stronger amorphous materials. Persistence diagram obtained from the structure of ...

Animation of using strain to change the atomic structure of silicon, which can improve its properties, such as conductivity. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of ...

(Nanowerk News) Semiconductor nanowires could form the basis of future nano-scale electronic components such as transistors, actuators or even power sources. In developing such technologies, it is ...

New research has identified a nanostructure that improves the anode in lithium-ion batteries. Instead of using graphite for the anode, the researchers turned to silicon: a material that stores more ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Since the creation of the first working laser – a ruby model made in 1960 – scientists have fashioned these light sources from substances ranging from neon to sapphire. Silicon, ...

A team of physicists has discovered a method to temporarily halt the ultrafast melting of silicon using a carefully timed sequence of laser pulses. This finding opens new possibilities for controlling ...