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 ...

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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 ...

For many decades, progress in electronics has been driven by a gradual reduction in the size of silicon transistors (electronic switches). However, this scaling is becoming increasingly difficult and ...

Researchers at Stanford University have built the first working computer out of carbon nanotube transistors, a technology widely bruited as a replacement for silicon in microprocessors. But the ...