QUESTIONS BY KIDS: 'DO SEMICONDUCTORS REALLY COME FROM SAND?'

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 1 -- Boise State University issued the following news release:

Learning is all about asking questions, and children ask the best questions. Boise State is home to more than 1,400 faculty members and researchers who are eager to answer these amazing questions.

Today, Foundation Board Endowed Professor of Microelectronics Education and Research in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Director of the Microelectronics Education and Research Center Kurtis Cantley answers a child's question: "Do semiconductors really come from sand?

At Boise State, Cantley teaches electrical engineering courses and conducts research with students and faculty on the general capabilities and applications of artificial ne...