Computer chips have been facing roadblocks due to the friction caused by electricity. However, this new chip might bypass that problem (and others) entirely.

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A recent report by a team of physicists at McGill University concluded that in order to build smaller yet still high-performing computer chips, designers will need to focus on better understanding how ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming how the world builds and uses computer chips. From massive data centers to devices at the edge of the network, AI requires chips continuing to get faster, ...

Current copper wiring in computer chips struggles to carry electricity efficiently as circuits shrink to the nanoscale, leading to a process that generates heat and limits performance. These materials ...

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It's been a long time since Alice Charton got a good look at a human face. There are plenty of people moving through her world, of course—her husband, her friends, her doctors, her neighbors—but ...

The chip that works this optical magic is not much to see. Under a powerful microscope attached to a computer at the Science headquarters, it resembles an oversize circuit board. To the naked eye, it ...