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 working with the Temporal Analysis of Products reactor system are using artificial intelligence to study the role of catalysts in chemical reactions...Idaho National Laboratory From ACM TechNews | February 24, 2022
Researchers at Rice University and Japan's Waseda University have developed a model that simulates the flow of blood through the heart.
Rice University News From ACM TechNews | February 17, 2022
A new test uses a single drop of blood and a smartphone's vibration motor and camera to determine whether blood clots too easily, or not at all.
University of Washington News From ACM TechNews | February 17, 2022
Scientists used computer models to determine the growth of emissions of greenhouse gas nitrous oxide over the last century by U.S. crop production.
Iowa State University News Service From ACM TechNews | February 16, 2022
Researchers have demonstrated the potential of digital contact tracing technology in mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic by modeling wearable sensor deployments.
News-Medical Life Sciences From ACM TechNews | February 16, 2022
Some Seattle-area drivers in Mazdas are finding that the HD Radios in their vehicles will only play KUOW 94.9 FM, the National Public Radio station.
The Seattle Times From ACM TechNews | February 15, 2022
The fish's design features a flexible tail that's covered in a layer of heart muscle cells (cardiomyocytes derived from stem cells) on each side.
Gizmodo From ACM News | February 14, 2022
An international team of researchers led by the U.K.'s University of Cambridge has fabricated a fully woven prototype smart textile display.
University of Cambridge (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | February 14, 2022
UCLA Samueli School of Engineering
Judea Pearl at the University of California, Los Angeles has received Spain's 2021 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA)View...UCLA Samueli School of Engineering From ACM TechNews | February 14, 2022
A new computational model is the first to simulate numerous variables impacting COVID-19 transmission, in an effort to slow the spread of variants.
University of Waterloo News (Canada) From ACM TechNews | February 11, 2022
Custom-built, high-speed racing drones are being used to film the Natural Selection Tour, the first time such technology has been used in live broadcast.
CNN From ACM TechNews | February 9, 2022
The activities of tens of thousands of bubbles in foamy flows can be simulated computationally.
Harvard University John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences From ACM TechNews | February 9, 2022
Some animals and plants are rapidly adapting to our warming, polluted world. How alarming that is depends on your perspective.
Wired From ACM News | February 8, 2022