New CNC Guide Helps Machinists Move from Metal to Plastic

A new resource from Interstate Advanced Materials compares plastic and metal machining techniques, helping shops adapt tooling, setups, and material choices with fewer costly mistakes. SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Interstate Advanced Materials, the parent company of Interstate...

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...