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.
Austrian security researcher Martin Herfurt has demonstrated that electric vehicle company Tesla's updated near-field communication key card can be hacked.
Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | June 10, 2022
Software developer Emma Haruka Iwao and colleagues at Google Cloud calculated pi—the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter—to 100 trillion digits.
GeekWire From ACM TechNews | June 10, 2022
U.K. and German scientists developed a proof of concept for using robotic skeletons to grow tendons that are strong enough for human transplants.
ScienceAlert From ACM TechNews | June 9, 2022
During the war in Ukraine's first 16 days, volunteers used three-dimensional printers to produce 3,019 parts for 930 products for the country's armed forces.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | June 9, 2022
Researchers at the U.K.'s University of Bristol used robots to demonstrate how predators adapt to overcome unpredictable behavior by their prey.
University of Bristol News (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | June 8, 2022
In myth, the cryptocurrency is egalitarian, decentralized and all but anonymous. The reality is very different, scientists have found.
The New York Times From ACM News | June 8, 2022
A multi-institutional team of scientists used a forecasting modeling program to predict the June 2018 Sierra Negra volcanic eruption on Ecuador's Galapagos Islands...University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign News Bureau From ACM TechNews | June 6, 2022
Reno, NV, has launched a blockchain-based program for storing records in order to improve "clarity and transparency" in record-keeping.
Gizmodo From ACM TechNews | June 6, 2022
The California Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved to General Motors' Cruise’s bid to offer a driverless ride-hailing service in San Francisco.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | June 6, 2022
Researchers created an odor delivery device, then used machine learning to analyze electroencephalograms to determine how the brain processes scents.
University of Tokyo (Japan) From ACM TechNews | June 3, 2022
An autonomous system can patrol agricultural fields around the clock to drive away birds that feed on the crops.
Washington State University From ACM TechNews | June 3, 2022