Quantum Computers Get a Boost from a Tiny Material Tweak

Researchers thought they might hinder electrical flow. Instead, they unleashed it. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—A small, counterintuitive tweak to advanced materials can improve how quantum computers hand off information inside their systems, making them more efficient,...

New Materials Could Boost the Energy Efficiency of Microelectronics

By stacking multiple active components based on new materials on the back end of a computer chip, this new approach reduces the amount of energy wasted during computation. By Adam Zewe | MIT News MIT researchers have developed a new fabrication method that could...