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In this Science 101: What is microelectronics, the director of the Mathematics and Computer Science Division Valerie Taylor and principal materials scientist Yuepeng Zhang discuss the ultrasmall components in computers, smartphones and much more. Microelectronics is essential to running businesses, halting the spread of disease, delivering power to homes through the electric grid and conducting scientific research to combat big challenges like the climate crisis.
But microelectronics is at a crossroads. Without radically new technology, the energy devoted to all the microelectronics will soon reach staggering proportions. Argonne National Laboratory is tackling this challenge. Our scientists are pursuing new pathways to more energy-efficient and environment-friendly microelectronics for the 21st century.
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