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.
AT&T chemist found a better way to make transistors and helped manage the phone company's breakup.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | March 6, 2023
Researchers in France found so-called "cat qubits” (quantum bits) could reduce errors by quantum computers and accelerate the cracking of common encryption algorithms...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 6, 2023
The Unconventional Computing Laboratory of the U.K.'s University of the West of England focuses on developing chemical or living computers that can interface with...Popular Science From ACM TechNews | March 3, 2023
Robotics companies aim to create machines like startup Figure's just-unveiled Figure 01 bipedal humanoid robot to take on manual labor currently performed by humans...Fast Company From ACM TechNews | March 3, 2023
Artificial intelligence is enhancing physicians' diagnostic abilities to better identify patients who might be vulnerable to certain ailments.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | March 2, 2023
New studies broaden the perspectives on what constitutes a "computer" and how small a computational unit can be.
SciTechDaily From ACM News | March 2, 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have combined computer vision and wireless perception into X-AR, an augmented reality (AR) headset that can visualize...MIT News From ACM TechNews | March 1, 2023
The Ordered Reliability Bits Guessing Random Additive Noise Decoding decoder chip uses a more energy-efficient technique for decoding data transmissions based on...MIT News From ACM TechNews | February 28, 2023
Chatsworth, CA-based startup Machina Labs has developed an automated metalworking system in the midst of a metalworker shortage.
Bloomberg From ACM TechNews | February 28, 2023
Hackers leverage IoT, IIoT vulnerabilities to gain unauthorized access to cobots.
David Geer Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | February 28, 2023
Scientists at China's Tsinghua and Shanghai Jiao Tong universities have engineered a "graphene-based intelligent, wearable artificial throat"patch that can amplify...Popular Science From ACM TechNews | February 27, 2023
A contract between the U.S. Department of Defense and RealNetworks calls for the Seattle-based company to equip U.S. Air Force autonomous drones with facial recognition...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | February 27, 2023
Physicists developed a procedure to enable the creation of three-dimensionally printed replicas of patients’ hearts.
MIT News From ACM TechNews | February 24, 2023
Google physicists have demonstrated that making their quantum code bigger can reduce the error rate of calculations.
Nature From ACM TechNews | February 24, 2023
Researchers at the U.K.'s University of the West of England, Bristol used the mat of cells that form on top when brewing kombucha to develop flexible electric circuit...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | February 24, 2023
Google's team said it had demonstrated that a system using error-correcting code can detect and fix errors without affecting the information.
Phys.org From ACM News | February 23, 2023
Feather-light yet providing near-total shielding capability, MXenes effectively conduct electricity, tune frequencies, and enhance the integrity of communications...R. Colin Johnson Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | February 23, 2023
A wireless technique enables a super-cold quantum computer to send and receive data without generating too much error-causing heat.
MIT News From ACM News | February 22, 2023