Sometimes, being part of a large crowd can be worse than uncomfortable: it can turn lethal. Deadly crowd crushes that occurred in 2017 include incidents in an Angolan...BBC News From ACM News | March 27, 2018
Quantum computing has taken a step forward with the development of a programmable quantum processor made with silicon.
BBC News From ACM News | February 16, 2018
Bill Kochevar's life was changed, seemingly irrevocably, when he was paralysed from the shoulders down following a cycling accident nearly a decade ago.
BBC News From ACM News | February 5, 2018
Several months after the WannaCry cyber-attack, much of the world still seems to be asleep to the potential catastrophic effects of cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure...BBC News From ACM News | January 3, 2018
Ultromics is a new artificial intelligence system that can diagnose heart scans with much greater accuracy than conventional methods, picking up details physicians...BBC News From ACM TechNews | January 3, 2018
Google says its DeepMind unit's AlphaGo Zero algorithm defeated world-leading specialist software Stockfish 8 in a chess match within hours of teaching itself the...BBC News From ACM TechNews | December 8, 2017
You can trace the extent of our reliance on air travel to many inventions. The jet engine, perhaps, or the aeroplane itself. But sometimes inventions need other...BBC News From ACM News | October 12, 2017
From his desk at the European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, space debris analyst Tim Flohrer keeps track of the 23,000 or so catalogued objects...BBC News From ACM News | October 10, 2017
For some, the spread of artificial intelligence and robotics poses a threat to our privacy, our jobs – even our safety, as more and more tasks are handed over to...BBC News From ACM News | September 15, 2017
Chris McKay has fallen out of love with Mars. The red, dusty, corroded world no longer holds the allure it once did.
BBC News From ACM News | July 17, 2017
Canadian researchers have been behind some recent major breakthroughs in artificial intelligence. Now, the country is betting on becoming a big player in one of...BBC News From ACM News | March 31, 2017
For people who play the video game Counter Strike online, it's hard enough watching your back at the best of times. In the fast-paced first-person shooter, there...BBC News From ACM News | January 26, 2017
The Parkes radio telescope in New South Wales, Australia, is one of the most elegant scientific instruments ever built.
BBC News From ACM News | December 8, 2016
Chinese electronics firm Hangzhou Xiongmai issued the recall soon after its cameras were identified as aiding the massive web attacks.BBC News From ACM News | October 25, 2016
It's midday on Mars. The scarlet skies are clear and it's a balmy zero degrees—the perfect conditions for a day out.BBC News From ACM News | October 19, 2016