Carbon fiber, magnesium, ceraluminum: Why your next laptop will feel different

Laptops felt different at CES 2026. I mean, literally. While new hardware from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm stole the show, advances in laptop materials flew under the radar. Forget plastic versus metal.
The Gazette

Carbon fiber computer chassis a first for Cedar Rapids manufacturer

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 ...
CNET

IBM brings carbon nanotube-based computers a step closer

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 ...
PBS

First Carbon Nanotube Computer Is Slow, But Promising

Receive emails about upcoming NOVA programs and related content, as well as featured reporting about current events through a science lens. A scanning electron microscope image of a portion of the ...
C&EN

Carbon nanotube computers face a make-or-break moment

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 ...