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  2. Silicon - Wikipedia

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    In 1823 for the first time Jacob Berzelius discovered silicon tetrachloride (SiCl 4). [27] In 1846 Von Ebelman's synthesized tetraethyl orthosilicate (Si(OC 2 H 5) 4). [28] [27] Single crystal of silicon grown by the Czochralski process used to make integrated circuits. Silicon in its more common crystalline form was not prepared until 31 years ...

  3. History of the transistor - Wikipedia

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    The MOSFET was invented at Bell Labs between 1955 and 1960, after Frosch and Derick discovered surface passivation by silicon dioxide and used their finding to create the first planar transistors, the first in which drain and source were adjacent at the same surface.

  4. Silica cycle - Wikipedia

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    Silicon cycle and balance in the modern world ocean [1] Input, output, and biological silicon fluxes, with possible balance. Total silicon inputs = total silicon outputs = 15.6 Tmol Si yr −1 in reasonable agreement with the individual range of each flux.

  5. 50 Fascinating ‘Old-Time Photos’ That Show You Just How Much ...

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    Image credits: Old-time Photos To learn more about the fascinating world of photography from the past, we got in touch with Ed Padmore, founder of Vintage Photo Lab.Ed was kind enough to have a ...

  6. Timeline of solar cells - Wikipedia

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    1981 - Isofoton is the first company to mass-produce bifacial solar cells based on developments by Antonio Luque et al. at the Institute of Solar Energy in Madrid. [20] 1982 - The first >10% amorphous silicon thin film solar cell is reported. [21] 1983 - Worldwide photovoltaic production exceeds 21.3 megawatts, and sales exceed $250 million.

  7. 30 Color Photos Photographers Took 100 Years Ago That Still ...

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    Image credits: Detroit Photograph Company Historians date the oldest photograph to 1826 France. At least that's the oldest one that we know of today. That's when Joseph Nicéphore Niépce started ...

  8. Timeline of scientific discoveries - Wikipedia

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    2012: Higgs boson is discovered at CERN (confirmed to 99.999% certainty) 2012: Photonic molecules are discovered at MIT; 2014: Exotic hadrons are discovered at the LHCb; 2014: Photonic metamaterials are discovered to make passive daytime radiative cooling possible by Raman et al. [135] [136] 2016: The LIGO team detects gravitational waves from ...

  9. Lucy at 50: How the world’s most famous fossil was discovered

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    The fossilized remains of Lucy, discovered on November 24, 1974, made up the most complete skeleton of an early human ancestor when she was found. - Arizona State University CNN: Take us back to ...