0 a grey chemical element that is found in rocks and sand and is used in making computers and other electronic machines
1 a common chemical element that is used in electronic devices, such as computers, and in making materials such as glass, concrete, and steel
2 a chemical element which has unusual electrical characteristics and is used to make computer parts:
The company has developed a technology that does not use expensive silicon.
silicon computer processors
But this is just as fallacious as claiming that because silicon is a cosmically abundant element so laptop computers will be widespread in the universe.
The mechanisms of photoluminescence from silicon nano-crystals formed by pulsed-laser deposition in argon and oxygen ambient.
The silicon core was then wrapped in felt and inserted into the eraser casing.
It is, however, accepted that they will not be as powerful as silicon versions but the obvious advantages are apparent.
The miniature tags contain silicon chips and antennas that transmit information to a receiver very much as the listening 'bugs' used by the security services.
This is usually a silicon crystal which has been "doped": atoms of different atomic structure are implanted in the silicon to alter its electrical properties.
The thickness of the silicon chip was 0.5 mm and the diameter of the active area was 2 mm.
Supplemental silicon increases plasma and milk silicon concentrations in horses.
