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From ACM NewsSamuel Greengard| December 7, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
The Mini Cheetah robotic goalie developed by scientists in the University of California, Berkeley's Hybrid Robotics Lab can save 87.5% of shots taken on goal.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | October 19, 2022
Researchers at the U.K.'s University of Strathclyde created a simulated ear to study the hearing system of the lesser wax moth, Achroia grisella.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | September 13, 2022
The James Webb Space Telescope's data-collecting operations present a number of challenges, including dependence on a reliable communications subsystem.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | July 15, 2022
Researchers have developed a 64-element millimeter-wave-band phased-array transceiver that transmits and receives data while receiving power at the same time.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | July 5, 2022
Researchers have developed a method of calculating the carbon emissions of artificial intelligence systems that boasts greater accuracy.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | June 29, 2022
Researchers have developed a method for comparing the reasoning of artificial intelligence software with that of human thinking, to better understand the AI's decision...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | May 4, 2022
Qing Shi and colleagues at China's Beijing Institute of Technology built a rat-inspired robot that can squeeze through tight spaces, which could be used to assess...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | April 22, 2022
High prices have pushed some toward collective ownership, but the future of virtual properties is uncertain.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | March 31, 2022
New research describes an electronic nose that can analyze whiskies and identify a whiskey’s brand with over 95% accuracy after a single whiff.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | February 23, 2022
Researchers at China's Zhejiang University have developed a smartwatch application in which users write text in mid-air with a finger, and the text is captured...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | January 3, 2022
Microsoft’s DeepMC framework uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to predict local weather.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | October 6, 2021
An international team of scientists has discovered that antiferromagnets could make computer memory significantly faster and more efficient.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | September 9, 2021