Daniel A. Spielman and colleague Shang-hua Teng solved the mystery of the Simplex Method using a technique called smoothed analysis…
From ACM NewsAllyn Jackson Commissioned by CACM Staff| January 31, 2023
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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
Tests uggest the new RISC-V-based Snitch processor used in parallel can be 3.5 times more energy efficient than other benchmark designs, and six times faster.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | October 25, 2021
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
A new robotic insulin delivery system can be implanted surgically in the abdomen, and resupplied with insulin via swallowed magnetic capsules.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | August 23, 2021
A three-dimensionally-printed microscope could detect COVID-19 in a drop of blood through the use of digital holographic microscopy and deep learning.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | August 18, 2021
Shift to 7-nanometer process boosts the second-generation chip's transistor count to a mind-boggling 2.6 trillion.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | July 15, 2021
Engineers at the University of Minnesota have designed a prototype smart bicycle which they say can protect itself from collisions.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | June 7, 2021
Researchers at the University of Chicago (UChicago) have developed a wireless, nose-worn device that can enable directional smell using tiny electrical impulses...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | May 21, 2021