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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 Australia's Flinders University were inspired by insect biology to build robots equipped with a brain capable of comprehending their environment....ABC News (Australia) From ACM TechNews | March 16, 2023
U.S. interstates are preparing to test sensors developed by Purdue University researchers that could help prevent congestion and lower carbon emissions.
Purdue University News From ACM TechNews | March 16, 2023
The virtual assistants had more than a decade to become indispensable. But they were hampered by clunky design and miscalculations, leaving room for chatbots to...The New York Times From ACM News | March 16, 2023
Researchers at the Netherlands' Eindhoven University of Technology are chasing quantum efficiency.
R. Colin Johnson Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | March 16, 2023
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed an autonomous robot, ALAN, that can make decisions and complete tasks based on its observations of its environment...Interesting Engineering From ACM TechNews | March 15, 2023
The first successful delivery of a human donor lung by aerial drone in Toronto, Canada, has implications for the future of transplant science.
Scientific American From ACM TechNews | March 15, 2023
Data modeling systems developed by researchers at Norwegian research and development organization SINTEF can extrapolate new insights from vast datasets using digital...SINTEF (Norway) From ACM TechNews | March 14, 2023
More sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) tools are being used to replicate a person's voice.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | March 14, 2023
A "cyborg" technique developed by Harvard University researchers can monitor the functional maturation of heart tissue using nanoelectronics.
Harvard University John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences From ACM TechNews | March 14, 2023
Computer scientists analyzed the trailers of 29,000 North American movies released from 1960 to 2019 to identify the dominant colors used in individual films, genres...University of Waterloo (Canada) From ACM TechNews | March 10, 2023
The Stable Diffusion artificial intelligence algorithm can read functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) brain scans to replicate images people have recently...Science From ACM TechNews | March 13, 2023
Researchers recently demonstrated that a miniature robot could travel autonomously to a superficial femoral artery in a pig, deliver contrast dye, and return safely...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | March 10, 2023
An artificial intelligence algorithm developed by a global team led by researchers at New York University can identify existing drugs that could be repurposed during...New York University From ACM TechNews | March 9, 2023
A pilot program at a jail in Washington, D.C., funded by an Amazon grant, gave inmates access to a course in basic cloud computing skills.
NBC4 Washington From ACM TechNews | March 9, 2023
On International Women’s Day, UNESCO released its latest #HerEducationOurFuture factsheet on gender equality in education, which cites persistent gender inequity...UNESCO From ACM TechNews | March 8, 2023
Ohio State University said researchers at its College of Medicine have developed a virtual reality training program that represents a mass casualty event realistically...GCN From ACM TechNews | March 9, 2023