The computational expense of creating three-dimensional images that can be viewed by all is just one factor holding them back…
From ACM NewsSandrine Ceurstemont Commissioned by CACM Staff| June 1, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
A new model can track the movement of the shoulders and arms of a person typing during a video call to determine what they are typing.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | November 4, 2020
Researchers at the French National Center for Scientific Research have developed a mathematical model for more accurately predicting race times from the data assembled...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | October 7, 2020
Rutgers University researchers have trained a camera-linked artificial intelligence to read the tactile properties of an object when presented with a photograph...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | September 29, 2020
Researchers at India's International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) have developed artificial intelligence that tweaks video footage in real time to...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | September 17, 2020
Since April, computer scientists at Purdue University have been using an online database of public cameras to track compliance with social-distancing guidelines...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | September 9, 2020
University of Pennsylvania researchers have developed microscopic robots that move by themselves, using an actuator fashioned from a thin layer of platinum.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | August 28, 2020
Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have developed a virtual assistant that screens phone calls to block robocallers.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | August 21, 2020
Researchers have created a more complex version of the ancient Chinese board game Go using quantum entanglement.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | August 13, 2020
Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China used a single-photon version of LiDAR to remotely capture extremely detailed three-dimensional...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | August 7, 2020
Australia is deploying unmanned robot boats to patrol its waters and monitor weather and wildlife, as well as identifying boats potentially transporting asylum...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | August 7, 2020
George Washington University researchers found apparent racial bias in pricing algorithms used by ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | June 24, 2020
Researchers have found that data on millions of U.S. voters is being illegally traded on parts of the Internet not searchable using normal means.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | June 11, 2020
Researchers in China have found that fake news may go viral more quickly when it uses words associated with anger.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | June 4, 2020
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence system that can identify sea plastic in satellite imagery.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | May 5, 2020
Researchers trained an artificial intelligence system to detect Twitter bots based on differences in the patterns of Tweeting activity of real and fake accounts...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | April 27, 2020
DeepMind researchers used machine learning to simulate how atomic particles in a piece of glass respond to different temperatures and pressures.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | April 13, 2020
GitHub this month plans to add another 100 million folders to its existing cache of the equivalent of 10,000 folders of source code files in Coal Mine 3, a disused...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | April 3, 2020