(Nanowerk News) Two-dimensional materials, or 2D materials for short, are extremely versatile, although - or often more precisely because - they are made up of just one or a few layers of atoms.

Ever wonder how Intel makes a CPU? Here's a glimpse at some of the amazingly sophisticated work going on daily inside those cutting-edge fabrication plants. A microprocessor is the most complex ...

Increasing computing power is critical for many technological developments. However, the traditional methods of increasing computing power—namely, adding more transistors to microprocessors—is ...

The company is unveiling an entirely new design for the silicon and metal vehicles that connect the microprocessor to the rest of the computer. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, ...

Intel on Monday is unveiling an entirely new design for the silicon and metal vehicles that connect the microprocessor to the rest of the computer. That may sound arcane, but the oft-overlooked art of ...

Researchers at Vienna University of Technology have built a flexible microprocessor using the transition-metal dichalcogenide (TMD). Like the "wonder material" graphene, TMD can be formed into layers ...

Microprocessors are the engines performing the logic functions that make computers, cell phones and countless other indispensable electronic gadgets run. Improvements in microprocessor speed and power ...

When microprocessor manufacturers ran into increasing complications as they tried to make chips runs faster, they shifted gears, and started building more powerful processors using multiple cores.

Microprocessors based on atomically thin materials hold the promise of the evolution of traditional processors as well as new applications in the field of flexible electronics. Now, a team has made a ...

Microprocessors based on atomically thin materials hold the promise of the evolution of traditional processors as well as new applications in the field of flexible electronics. Now, a TU Wien research ...