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First carbon-nanotube computer

Recorded year2013

Max Shulaker's Stanford team builds Cedric, a simple computer made of 178 carbon-nanotube transistors, a first step beyond silicon.

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.