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From ACM NewsSamuel Greengard| December 7, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Researchers have developed a robotic ray that is propelled by soft, flapping wings made of dielectric elastomers, which bend when electricity is applied to them...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | April 17, 2017
I stand firm in the opinion that it's my basic, human right to binge-watch six hours of trashy detective shows on a Friday night with a silent phone in my lap and...IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | April 14, 2017
Researchers have developed flexible, inkjet-printable memory cells they say could lead to mass-produced printable electronics. T
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | April 6, 2017
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are working to make the process of a robot autonomously grasping an object easier.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | March 23, 2017
Researchers have developed a tiny robotic system that is programmed and controlled by DNA and moves like a living cell.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | March 9, 2017
A camera system that captures a snapshot of overlapping light waves in a tiny fraction of a second could lead to new methods for imaging, allowing scientists to...IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | January 23, 2017
These days, forecasts about the future of Moore's Law tend to look quite gloomy. But Intel's outlook—at least for the next few years—is decidedly bright.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | January 3, 2017
Driving your car until it breaks down on the road is never anyone's favorite way to learn the need for routine maintenance.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | December 28, 2016
Duke University researchers say they have developed a custom processor to perform robotic motion planning that accelerates the process by three orders of magnitude...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | December 22, 2016
Researchers have developed an improved version of last year's LineFORM multifunctional snake robot that introduces modularity to the system.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | December 8, 2016
Is there a research institute with a more distinguished pedigree in graphene research than the University of Manchester?
IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | November 28, 2016
Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have developed a new kind of robotic skin that incorporates active heating. IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | November 7, 2016
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania's GRASP Lab are working to develop autonomous quadcopters that can fly through windows without running into them. IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | November 3, 2016
Japan-based Fujitsu has developed an approach to accelerating parallel computing driven by deep-learning neural network algorithms.IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | October 7, 2016
Back in the 1990s, observers predicted that the single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) would be the nanomaterial that pushed silicon aside and created a post-CMOS...IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | September 7, 2016
Transistors, the electronic amplifiers and switches found at the heart of everything from pocket radios to warehouse-size supercomputers, were invented in 1947.IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | August 31, 2016
Carnegie Mellon University's Simon Kalouche is developing a new design for legs that would enable a robot to navigate the terrain a goat typically traverses. IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | August 19, 2016