Science news articles about 'silicon microchips'

... researchers has discovered a "repulsive" light force that can be used to control components on silicon microchips, meaning future nanodevices could be controlled by light rather than electricity. The ...

... it could help integrated circuit designers select and arrange transistors and their connections on silicon microchips, among other applications. Designing chip architecture for the best performance ...

... to motion than a conventional electrical system is." "And all of this," he adds, "can be done on a silicon microchip." Optomechanical crystals focus on the most basic units—or quanta—of light and ...