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 ...

This post is the first in a three-part series on how living creatures use the elements of the periodic table. Learn more about the elements on NOVA's two-hour special, "Hunting The Elements." When you ...

Which is your favourite chemical element? To mark the International Year of the Periodic Table, our science journalists will be making the case for their pick from the 118 known elements. In this ...

In a serendipitous discovery, chemists have found a convenient way to make silicon–the stuff of computer chips–explode on command. Wafers of specially processed silicon might someday serve in ...

Silicon defines the history of civilization. Humanity's earliest surviving records are cast in it, and your most recent TikToks are protected by it. It's present amid every major technological leap, ...

Researchers have achieved a key milestone toward the development of a fault-tolerant quantum computer. They were able to demonstrate a two-qubit gate fidelity of 99.5 percent -- higher than the 99 ...