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Meet Silicene, Single-Atom-Thick Sheets of Silicon That Could Supersede Graphene
Silicene could be the material of the future. Or at least the material of the near future, until graphene-based semiconductors...
New Material Promises Faster Chips, Faster Internet, Faster Everything
We’ve constructed a world out of fiber optic cable and silicon, but Arizona State University researchers think their new material...
