The SciencesA Split at the CorePhysics is forcing the microchip industry to redesign its most lucrative products. That is bad news for software companiesBy W. Wayt Gibbs on November 1, 2004AdvertisementABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)W. Wayt Gibbs is a contributing editor for Scientific American based in Seattle. He also works as a scientific editor at Intellectual Ventures. Credit: Nick HigginsRecent Articles by W. Wayt GibbsDivide and Conquer Could Be Good COVID StrategyBread Science: A Yeasty ConversationCOVID-19 Vaccine Ethics: Who Gets It First and Other Issues