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Silicon life forms

David J. Norris
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David J. Norris: University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA. He is currently on sabbatical at the Walter Schottky Institute, Garching, Germany. dnorris@umn.edu

Nature, 2007, vol. 446, issue 7132, 146-147

Abstract: A simple chemical reduction process has been used to replicate intricate natural networks of silica at a relatively low temperature. The equally elaborate product is made of silicon — electronics' golden boy.

Date: 2007
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