Science News from research organizationsLight and sound in silicon chips: The slower the better. New research combines sound and light waves in silicon chips to create a new type of signal processing. Date: September 16, 2019 Source: Bar-Ilan University Summary: Acoustics is a missing dimension in silicon chips because acoustics can complete specific tasks that are difficult to do with electronics and optics alone. For the first time researchers have added this dimension to the standard s...