The computational expense of creating three-dimensional images that can be viewed by all is just one factor holding them back…
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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Imagine a trio of aerobatic aircraft. Over the years they've gotten very good at their routine. But they want to add another five or six or seven members.Scientific American From ACM Opinion | April 24, 2015
Each year it seems a little less like science fiction to ask your phone for advice about local chinese food or trust your car to get you to a new location.Scientific American From ACM News | March 10, 2015
Each of the telescopes that the astronomers of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) are currently working to bring into their black-hole-observing, planet-size array...Scientific American From ACM News | March 3, 2015
In February 2009 the U.S.'s Iridium 33 satellite collided with the Russian Cosmos 2251, instantly destroying both communications satellites.Scientific American From ACM News | February 17, 2015
In November 2012 a 28-year-old woman plunged 15 meters from a bedroom window to the pavement in New York City, a devastating fall that left her body broken but...Scientific American From ACM News | February 9, 2015
Details about where and when you use your credit card could help reveal your identity to data thieves—even if they don't know your name, address and other personal...Scientific American From ACM News | January 30, 2015
Last summer, researchers demonstrated that non-invasive imaging combined with a staining technique enables the fast comparison and study of earthworm species and...Scientific American From ACM News | January 28, 2015
Movie audiences who went to theaters this fall to see The Theory of Everything got a glimpse of the challenges physicist Stephen Hawking has overcome to deliver...Scientific American From ACM News | December 2, 2014
Believe it or not, I do have friends who would describe themselves as not liking math, and every so often one of them will share this meme on Facebook: And then...Scientific American From ACM Opinion | September 29, 2014
One of the largest treasure troves of astronomical data comes from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), an ongoing scan of the firmament that began 15 years ago...Scientific American From ACM Opinion | September 19, 2014
NASA has long wanted to send a mission to Mars to grab some of its surface and sling it back to Earth.Scientific American From ACM News | September 11, 2014
On June 28, 2009, the world-famous physicist Stephen Hawking threw a party at the University of Cambridge, complete with balloons, hors d'oeuvres and iced champagne...Scientific American From ACM News | September 3, 2014
Unmarked Russian soldiers who seized Ukraine's Crimea region earlier this year gave every appearance of military professionals well equipped with modern body armor...Scientific American From ACM News | August 13, 2014