A team of collaborating scientists from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the University of California, Santa Barbara, Sandia National Laboratories and Harvard University has discovered a new way to create tiny lasers directly on silicon. This new development could mean a major affect on the semiconductor industry, enabling next-gen microprocessors that run faster and consume less power.

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