Applied Materials (AMAT) shares surged 8% during Wednesday trading after the semiconductor equipment manufacturer revealed a pair of new chipmaking tools designed to operate with atomic-level ...

Converting carbon dioxide to hydrocarbons could become a cleaner alternative to producing fossil fuels. Now, a team of researchers in China has envisioned a strategy using “molecular fences” to trap ...

Silicon is ubiquitous in modern electronics, and now it is becoming increasingly useful in quantum computing. In particular, silicon's compatibility with existing chip technology and its long ...

As humans burn fossil fuels and pump carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, we are heating up the planet. But there is another alarming impact of this climate pollution: it may be changing the chemistry ...

Bubbles in a 3-million-year-old ice core have allowed researchers to measure gases in the atmosphere during the late Pliocene for the first time. This epoch, when global temperatures are thought to ...

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After nearly 50 years of failed attempts and scientific speculation, chemists at Saarland University have achieved what many thought might be impossible: creating a long-sought silicon-based aromatic ...

New Zealand-based fusion energy startup OpenStar Technologies says it has become the first commercial company in the world to successfully create and confine plasma using a levitated dipole reactor.

Targeting massive AI clusters, Cisco unveiled the 102.4 Tbps G300 chip along with G300-powered switches designed for hyperscalers, neoclouds, sovereign clouds, service providers, and enterprises.

996 work culture is spreading in Silicon Valley and leading to burnout, two AI researchers say. The competitive AI race is pushing some employees to work long hours. OpenAI and Anthropic embody ...

Researchers at Seoul National University and Sejong University published “Interface dipole modulation for gate dielectrics in Field-Effect transistors: a review.” “Interface dipole engineering has ...

Founders used to be wedded to their companies. Now, anyone can be lured away for the right price. The hiring churn happening in Silicon Valley represents the “great unbundling” of the tech startup, as ...