Silicon Graphics Inc, pioneer in computerized special effects for movies, files for bankruptcy protection; agrees to give noteholders majority stake in company and cut $250 million in debt (M) By ...

Silicon is so important for electronics and computing that it’s become synonymous with technology – even getting a valley named after it – but the stuff still has its flaws. Now, scientists have ...

Foremost among silicon's distinguishing features is that, quite simply, there is a hell of a lot of it. After oxygen, it's the second most abundant element in the Earth's crust -- but don't expect to ...