U.S. universities are training next-generation semiconductor engineers and technicians to fill the jobs needed for the CHIPS Act, signed by President Biden in August...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | May 15, 2023
Researchers have created an artificial intelligence (AI) system that analyzes students' emotions to measure their engagement level in a class.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | January 17, 2020
The present state of software engineering education at universities does not meet the needs of technology-based software startups, according to a new study.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | August 28, 2019
A few days before Christmas, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a bill into law that devotes more than US $1.2 billion to a national effort dedicated to quantum...IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | January 11, 2019
This year, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) turned 60. To celebrate, DARPA held a conference in Washington, D.C. One of the highlights...IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | September 27, 2018
IEEE Spectrum's fifth annual interactive ranking of the top programming languages draws on metrics from multiple sources to rank 47 languages.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | August 6, 2018
A study by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Germany detailed researchers' exploration of robots capable of hugging humans for...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | June 8, 2018
It's not too hard to make a drone that can fly very fast, and it's not too hard to make a drone that can avoid obstacles.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | February 14, 2018
Code.org estimates fewer than half of U.S. K-12 schools offer computer science courses, which a 2016 Google-Gallup survey elevates to 75% when accounting for after...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | October 4, 2017
Python is now the top programming language, according to IEEE Spectrum's recently released fourth interactive ranking of the leading languages.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | July 19, 2017
Researchers at the University of Tehran have developed Surena Mini, a small robot with a 3D-printed body, articulated limbs, and a round head with two camera-eyes...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | July 14, 2017
As artificial intelligence technologies increasingly are deployed to meet industrial and personal needs, the field will need to address its lack of ethnic and gender...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | October 26, 2016
Researchers from the University of Tokyo's JSK Lab say they have developed a more efficient way to cool humanoid robots.IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | October 19, 2016
The late computer science pioneer and ACM A.M. Turing Award recipient Marvin Minsky left behind a wealth of ideas.IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | February 19, 2016
Eben Upton, the inventor of the Raspberry Pi computer, got his start coding games in BASIC on a BBC Micro when he was 10. IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | March 9, 2015
Researchers are attempting to create an artificial intelligence (AI) program capable of passing school entrance exams. IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | August 26, 2013