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The first poem that was published by our Editor-in-Chief in the SpringerNature journal SILICON was entitled On Editing (From A Hospital Bed). It was published in 2014 and it was written in a year that President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron ruled-the-roost in the USA and in the UK, respectively. Since that year we have celebrated the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare...
William Shakespeare has been featured before in the POETS’ CORNER section of the SpringerNature journal SILICON. One specific example is the article Shakespeare and Silicon that was written during the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death in 2016. Venus & Adonis was the chosen work by Shakespeare for that purpose. So now we shall move forward thirteen years in Shakespeare’s life from Venus & Adonis...
The element silicon (Si) and its chemical compounds are widely described in the sciences and in the arts. This section of the SpringerNature journal SILICON is entitled POETS’ CORNER and it is a place where the artistic aspects of silicon-based materials are to be found. In this article, we will look back to Anglo-Saxon times for descriptions of silicon in a poetic setting. Specifically, we shall...
Silicon compounds are mentioned four times in the poem Venus and Adonis. This poem was published in London, England by William Shakespeare in the year 1593 It is worth noting that William Shakespeare (1564-1616) has also been cited twice before in the journal SILICON since its introduction in 2009. One such citation to Shakespeare was under the sub-header of the journal that is entitled POETS’ CORNER...
Silicon (Si) plays a central role in the emerging energy technologies of the twenty first century. Silicon is directly involved in energy production, in energy storage, in energy distribution and in energy utilization. Silicon also plays a role in control systems, in energy network management, in energy related information technology and in all aspects of risk assessment & risk management as they...
This is the third in an ongoing series of articles entitled ENDPIECE. The idea behind this series is to have a place where the Editor-in-Chief of the journal SILICON can reflect on some aspects of silicon (Si) the element and on some aspects of its applications in the modern world. Hopefully, the collection of articles will build...
The symposium “Silicones and Silicone-Modified Materials VI” was hosted by the American Chemical Society (ACS) during the 243 rd National Meeting & Exposition in San Diego, California, USA (March 25 −29, 2012). At this “Silicones VI” symposium, I circulated a blank notepad and I then asked the members of the audience for responses to the question “What are the three hot topics in silicon chemistry...
We open this special issue of SILICON with a preface and some observations on Biological and Bioactive Silicon Systems by the guest editor of this special issue and the editor-in-chief of the journal SILICON.
We close this special issue of SILICON with a personal commentary on Biological and Bioactive Silicon Systems by the editor-in-chief of the journal SILICON and the guest co-editor of this special issue.
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