A Cedar Rapids company that specializes in manufacturing rugged computers has added a new twist in their latest computer - a carbon fiber chassis. Crystal Group's tiny REO412 computer is believed to ...

Engineers at Stanford have come up with a new process to build computers that use carbon nanotubes instead of silicon, taking a significant step forward in the quest for ever-smaller and faster ...

PCWorld explores how laptop manufacturers are innovating beyond traditional materials, introducing carbon fiber, ceraluminum, and advanced metal alloys to differentiate their products. These material ...

Helping the hunt for something to replace silicon transistors, Big Blue researchers have found a way to precisely place carbon nanotubes -- or rather, to encourage them to place themselves. Stephen ...

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Stanford scientist Max Shulaker knows that when it comes to carbon nanotubes (CNTs), expectations are high. That's why when he and his team made the first computer entirely from carbon nanotubes, he ...

When entering the clean room at Bloomington, Minnesota–based SkyWater Technology Foundry, everyone, reporters included, must don gloves, a hair bonnet, a hood, a safety suit, and booties. The final ...