Daniel A. Spielman and colleague Shang-hua Teng solved the mystery of the Simplex Method using a technique called smoothed analysis…
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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Five years ago mobile phones were at the forefront of technology, by 2010 the focus was on tablet computers and now billions of yen, dollars and pounds are being...BBC News From ACM News | February 12, 2013
For years, Henry Markram has claimed that he can simulate the human brain in a computer within a decade. On 23 January 2013, the European Commission told him to...BBC News From ACM News | February 8, 2013
It's three in the afternoon, and in their NASA lab in Silicon Valley, California, two engineers are playing with a toy designed for toddlers.BBC News From ACM Careers | February 8, 2013
Data captured by smartphone sensors could help criminals guess codes used to lock the gadgets, say security researchers.BBC News From ACM News | February 7, 2013
It may be one of central Miami's most recognisable buildings, yet only a few people know what goes on inside the sturdy concrete block with massive spheres on its...BBC News From ACM News | February 4, 2013
Go to a cash machine in Japan or Poland and there's a good chance you'll find a finger-sized scanner next to the keypad.BBC News From ACM News | January 29, 2013
U.S. scientists have used metamaterials to build the imaging system, which samples infra-red and microwave light.BBC News From ACM News | January 29, 2013
Latest figures show a sharp rise in patents filed to claim rights over different aspects of graphene since 2007, with a further spike last year.BBC News From ACM News | January 16, 2013
When superstorm Sandy was rampaging across the Caribbean and mid-Atlantic, heralded by gale force winds, torrential rain, and surging tides, people rushed to get...BBC News From ACM News | December 14, 2012
The Centre for the Study of Existential Risk will study dangers posed by biotechnology, artificial life, nanotechnology, and climate change.BBC News From ACM News | November 27, 2012
The U.K. branch of an American company has developed a hi-tech software programme it believes can help detect and prevent potentially dangerous passengers and cargo...BBC News From ACM News | November 26, 2012
In the early morning of 16 June, 2012, a top-secret spaceplane made a picture-perfect landing at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.BBC News From ACM News | November 26, 2012
The world's oldest original working digital computer, the Witch, has been restored after a three-year effort and was recently put on display at The National Museum...BBC News From ACM TechNews | November 21, 2012
The world's oldest original working digital computer is going on display at The National Museum of Computing in Buckinghamshire.BBC News From ACM News | November 21, 2012
Mocup is a tiny, adorable remote-controlled robot built from a Lego Mindstorms set with an off-the-shelf Beagleboard computer for a brain and a webcam for an eye...BBC News From ACM News | November 16, 2012
"It once was a small step... now it's six big wheels," exclaimed Curiosity's Twitter account after the Nasa rover landed on Mars in early August. The message itself...BBC News From ACM News | November 8, 2012