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.
Researchers at China's Shanghai Jiao Tong University developed a simple computer using molecules of folded DNA that was able to split the numbers 6 and 15 into...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | April 5, 2023
A start-up in New York is among a group of companies working on systems that can produce short videos based on a few words typed into a computer.
The New York Times From ACM News | April 5, 2023
Researchers at Australia's Deakin University aim to stop erosion with three-dimensionally printed biodegradable lattices made from potato starch derived from industrial...ABC News (Australia) From ACM TechNews | April 4, 2023
On March 27, Japan's RIKEN research institute began granting cloud access to its quantum computer to outside users.
Nikkei Asia (Japan) From ACM TechNews | April 4, 2023
Different approaches emerge in the race to provide direct-to-satellite smartphone services.
Keith Kirkpatrick Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | April 4, 2023
Limited access to high-end semiconductor chips poses a major threat to China's world-leading smartphone manufacturing industry.
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) From ACM News | April 4, 2023
U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology researchers have created a new digital hurricane modeling technique that more accurately simulates storm trajectory...NIST News From ACM TechNews | April 3, 2023
University of Washington researchers have created a prediabetes screening tool that taps the capacitive touch-sensing capabilities of smartphones to measure blood...UW Allen School News From ACM TechNews | April 3, 2023
Researchers developed a device that could enable multiple quantum computers to be networked together by converting quantum outputs into light signals that can travel...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 30, 2023
Scientists at the University of South Australia are creating virtual reality maps of forest plantations to advance forestry management.
ABC (Australia) From ACM TechNews | March 30, 2023
Researchers used eye-tracking software to analyze building inspectors' gaze patterns to gain insights into safety assessment behaviors.
Penn State News From ACM TechNews | March 30, 2023
Advances in artificial intelligence tools that can code could improve productivity, but portend disruption.
Logan Kugler Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | March 30, 2023
Keirzo has absorbed recordings of a range of different drummers, and is practicing and merging various techniques to develop its own playing style.
The Lighthouse, Macquarie University (Australia) From ACM News | March 30, 2023
New York's Mineola school district has boosted the numbers of its students taking computer science by infusing the subject into curricula as early as pre-kindergarten...Education Week From ACM TechNews | March 29, 2023
Wenlong Li and colleagues at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University have transformed Venus flytraps into biological robots.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 29, 2023
The Biden administration says commercial spyware has proliferated in recent years with few controls and a high risk of abuse.
USA Today From ACM News | March 28, 2023