Foremost among silicon's distinguishing features is that, quite simply, there is a hell of a lot of it. After oxygen, it's the second most abundant element in the Earth's crust -- but don't expect to ...

Researchers in the UC Santa Barbara Materials Department have uncovered the elusive quantum mechanism by which energetic ...

The role of silicon (Si) in plant nutrition has garnered increasing interest, primarily due to its ability to attenuate damage caused by nutritional disorders. Silicon is a beneficial element for ...