U.S. pharmacy chain Walgreens is deploying robots to fill prescriptions for drugstores amid a nationwide shortage of pharmacists and pharmacist technicians.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | October 5, 2022
Researchers at the U.K.'s University of Cambridge estimated bitcoin miners have discharged nearly 200 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | October 3, 2022
A partnership between self-driving startup Kodiak Robotics and trucking company U.S. Xpress resulted in a self-driving 18-wheeler driving goods between Dallas and...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | October 3, 2022
Scientists trained a machine learning tool to capture the physics of electrons moving on a lattice using far fewer equations than would typically be required, without...SciTechDaily From ACM News | September 29, 2022
Siemens Digital Industries Software's new software system automates the design process for testing chips with several layers of silicon tiles.
Reuters From ACM TechNews | September 29, 2022
A reporter and a photographer went for a ride in an experimental autonomous vehicle operated by the General Motors subsidiary Cruise. There were bumps in the road...The New York Times From ACM News | September 29, 2022
Researchers build algorithm to monitor feeds from heart rate, breathing rate, brain temperature, blood oxygen level, and other sensors.
ScienceAlert From ACM TechNews | September 26, 2022
Physicists have taken a step toward realizing a scalable quantum computer by transferring electrons across several micrometers on a quantum chip.
Forschungszentrum Jülich (Germany) From ACM TechNews | September 23, 2022
An international team of scientists developed a fleet of three-dimensional (3D) printing drones that can build and repair structures in flight.
Imperial College London (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | September 23, 2022
Cornell University researchers have created wireless robots small enough to sit on a human hair that operate autonomously, using light as a power source.
From ACM TechNews | September 23, 2022
Chinese team develops a wearable bioelectric mask that can sniff out diseases such as Covid-19 and influenza.
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) From ACM News | September 22, 2022
It may be possible to develop superconductors that operate at room temperature with further knowledge of the relationship between spin liquids and superconductivity...Bar-Ilan University From ACM News | September 21, 2022
A new flexible biosensor performs continuous, wireless monitoring of nitric oxide, a biomarker associated with inflammation, in rabbits.
Pennsylvania State University From ACM TechNews | September 21, 2022