Early in the morning, Cai Heng walked into the headquarters building of China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group Co., Ltd.

According to board-certified dermatologist Brendan Camp, MD, silicon (Si) is a semiconducting element used in manufacturing; from which silica (SiO2)—a naturally occurring compound of silicon and ...

"These values rank among the highest efficiencies reported to date for small-sized [perovskite solar cells] and modules based on 2D/3D perovskite heterojunctions," study first author Qiangqiang Zhao ...

We've been told for years that solar panels are the ultimate solution to our climate crisis. Clean, renewable, emissions-free energy straight from the sun. Sounds perfect, right? Here's the thing ...

In television and movies, depictions of nihilistic billionaires and amoral opportunists are replacing the quirky strivers of older shows like HBO’s “Silicon Valley.” ...

In a process that takes just seconds, James Tour ’s group at Rice University can transform discarded glass and coal waste to ...

Researchers at Cornell University have developed a powerful imaging technique that reveals atomic scale defects inside computer chips for the first time. Using an advanced electron microscopy method, ...

We all have a concept of reality. We know what is “fact” and what isn’t. However, the truth of the matter is that the definition of “real” is a mere construct of the brain. If that didn’t blow your ...

A stunning new imaging breakthrough lets scientists see — and fix — the atomic flaws hiding inside tomorrow’s computer chips.

Microsoft says that deployed at cloud scale, commercialized optical storage in glass is the only plausible, scalable solution for ultra-reliable, long-term data storage. That's almost certainly right, ...

This story is the first in a three-part series examining findings from the latest Silicon Valley Index. Read the second installment here. Khang Phan rents a four-bedroom home in San Jose with his wife ...