Gallium Arsenide May Finally Replace Silicon

Semiconductor chips, which could be rightfully dubbed the “backbone” of modern society, are at the very foundation of a number of electronic devices including microchips and other circuits. They essentially keep the world moving today and are of invaluable use to humans in most as... [ read more >> ]

Ball-and-stick model of the unit cell of silicon

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Ball-and-stick model of the unit cell of silicon