The Codon compiler, from a team led by researchers from MIT CSAIL, allows developers to create new domain-specific languages
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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon almost 50 years ago, but some conspiracy theorists don't believe that it actually happened.
CNET From ACM News | October 18, 2018
The familiar black-and-white X-ray could soon be replaced with detailed 3D color scans that show everything from fat and bone to metal and soft tissue.
CNET From ACM News | July 16, 2018
When you sign up for Facebook on your phone, the app isn't just giving you the latest updates and photos from your friends and family.
CNET From ACM News | July 13, 2018
You've likely seen artificial intelligence technology spread into apps, devices and services, doing things like recognizing your friends' faces in photos and endowing...CNET From ACM News | April 16, 2018
Using the bizarre rules of quantum physics, US government researchers have developed a new way to generate random numbers that play a key role in protecting sensitive...CNET From ACM News | April 12, 2018
Occupational therapist turned disability rights activist Alanna Raffel has spent her career thinking about accessibility. So for her 30th birthday last year, she...CNET From ACM News | April 10, 2018
What if you could grow vegetables in half the time? What if a surgeon could see cancerous cells throughout an entire operation? What if solar panels could become...CNET From ACM News | February 9, 2018
Ten years ago, a chunk of animated cheese in Pixar's "Ratatouille" captured the imagination of cell biologist Janet Iwasa. So much so that it changed the way she...CNET From ACM Careers | January 29, 2018
The chipmaker's updates were meant to fix the Meltdown and Spectre design flaws, but have been causing computers to unexpectedly reboot.
CNet From ACM News | January 23, 2018
Tractor beams have made the jump from science fiction to reality in recent years, but only for levitating very small objects.
CNET From ACM News | January 22, 2018
Richard Vevers, a British underwater photographer, was horrified when he returned in 2015 to a colourful reef in American Samoa he had shot a year earlier. It had...CNET From ACM News | October 19, 2017