A new diagnostic tool developed by physicians and scientists from UNSW Sydney that analyzes a person's breath for signs of ...

But although about 75% of the Earth is made from silica — or silicon dioxide (SiO 2), the main constituent of silicate minerals such as sand, quartzite or granite — elemental silicon itself is ...

A trio of astronomers from the University of Tokyo and Niigata University have found what they describe as "peculiar embedded icy objects" thousands of light years from Earth. Takashi Shimonishi ...

Using gallium phosphide-on-silicon dioxide technology, thecompact photonic chip boosts signals with unprecedented efficiency.

Researchers from EPFL and IBM have developed a groundbreaking photonic-chip-based traveling-wave parametric amplifier (TWPA) ...

This is then coated with a layer of silicon dioxide -- kind of a silicon rust, which doesn't conduct electricity. On top of this is placed a chemical called photoresist. Flashing a pattern of ...