Silicon is a primordial element, created during the Big Bang or by nuclear fusion during a supernova. It's the eighth most abundant element in the observable Universe, but the third most abundant on ...

Silicon is the 14th element on the Periodic Table -- but, from concrete to microchips to alien life, it has the capacity to be so much more.

Learn more about the elements on NOVA's two-hour special, "Hunting The Elements." When you think of silicon (Si), you may think about Silicon Valley and the fact that modern computing would not be ...