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 ...

Silicon is a chemical element with the symbol Si and atomic number 14. It is a hard, brittle crystalline solid with a blue-grey metallic lustre. Silicon is the second most abundant element in Earth’s ...

Anu is a Features author at Android Police. You'll find her writing in-depth pieces about automation tools, productivity apps, and explainers. Before joining AP, she used to write for prominent tech ...

Batteries are all around us, in almost all of the tech that billions of people use every day. Our phones, laptops, handhelds, wireless accessories, and more — all reliant on the battery inside. Most ...

Just after sunrise on a cloudless morning last June, two propellers started spinning on a slender aircraft sitting on a runway in the New Mexico desert. Chocks securing bicycle-sized wheels were ...

Historically, making a thin phone meant trading the usual battery for one that's slimmer and less robust. And what good is a thin phone with poor battery life? Up-and-coming silicon-carbon battery ...

About a year after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Silicon Labs made the decision to divest from any business unrelated to wireless connectivity and "Internet of things" devices. In 2021, the ...