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Compound May Be 'Next Silicon': Scientists

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 16, 2009 11:32 AM CDT

(Newser) – Stanford physicists have discovered a chemical compound that could replace silicon and transform the computing industry, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Jet-black bismuth telluride has a unique ability, researchers discovered: Electrons can travel across it without resistance, losing no energy. So far the material... Read full story »

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