Scientists have successfully made germanium, a key semiconductor used in computer chips and fiber optics, superconducting for ...

Scientists have long sought to make semiconductors—vital components in computer chips and solar cells—that are also ...

Researchers have made germanium superconducting for the first time, a feat that could transform computing and quantum ...

A new type of germanium superconductor could allow classical and quantum chips to be built into one device, creating better ...

Scientists made germanium superconducting, enabling resistance-free conduction and uniting classical electronics with quantum technology after six decades.

China has imposed export restrictions on gallium and germanium, two crucial elements in the microchip industry, in a move that many see as both pragmatic and retaliatory against the U.S. Despite this, ...

A study published in Science Advances reports on the unexpected observation of thermal waves in germanium, a semiconductor material, for the first time. This phenomenon may allow a significant ...

China has begun preparations for the export control measures on gallium and germanium, which it announced will take effect from the 1st of next month. Gallium and germanium are materials used in ...

A novel electronic component could be an important key to the era of quantum information technology: Using a tailored manufacturing process, pure germanium is bonded with aluminum in a way that ...

Semiconductors are a vital and mineral-intensive component in the electronic devices that power the modern economy. Four minerals central to semiconductor production—gallium, germanium, palladium, and ...

A semiconductor is a material or device that only conducts electricity under certain conditions. Some elements in the periodic table, such as carbon, silicon, and germanium, are intrinsic ...