No longer just a spectator, silicon oxide gets into the electronics action on computer chips
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 13:03
in Physics & Chemistry
In the materials science equivalent of a football fan jumping onto the field and scoring a touchdown, scientists are documenting that one fundamental component of computer chips, long regarded as a passive bystander, can actually be made to act like a switch. That potentially allows it to take part in the electronic processes that power cell phones, iPads, computers, and thousands of other products.
