The computational expense of creating three-dimensional images that can be viewed by all is just one factor holding them back…
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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.
Scientists conferred a sense of touch to a robotic arm that provides tactile feedback directly to a paralyzed man's brain.
NPR From ACM TechNews | May 21, 2021
A global shortage of computer chips has hit automakers worldwide, a problem compounded by spiking demand for new cars.
NPR From ACM TechNews | January 13, 2021
Chinese officials have unveiled guidelines for limiting online videogame use by persons under 18, claiming it hurts health and learning.
NPR Online From ACM TechNews | November 8, 2019
Researchers have improved a commercially developed, three-dimensional printed robotic prosthetic arm, allowing an amputee to grasp his wife's hand and "feel" her...NPR From ACM TechNews | July 26, 2019
Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, who heads both the National Security Agency and the U.S. Cyber Command, usually doesn't say much in public.
NPR From ACM News | March 28, 2019
The race to build the next generation of super-fast mobile-data networks has begun in Germany, which started auctioning off its spectrum licenses for 5G on Tuesday...NPR From ACM News | March 20, 2019
The U.S. has apparently warned Germany that if Chinese tech companies such as Huawei help build the country's new 5G telecom infrastructure, U.S. agencies might...NPR From ACM News | March 13, 2019
The world is about to say au revoir to Le Grand K, a cylinder of platinum and iridium that has long reigned over the world's system of weight measurement.
NPR From ACM News | November 14, 2018
A year ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping stood before the 19th Communist Party Congress and laid out his ambitious plan for China to become a world leader by 2025...NPR From ACM Careers | October 9, 2018
Tim Cook, who has led Apple since 2011, spoke with NPR's Steve Inskeep in a wide-ranging interview on Monday as the company kicked off its annual Worldwide Developers...NPR From ACM Opinion | June 5, 2018
A new application of artificial intelligence could help researchers solve medical mysteries ranging from cancer to Alzheimer's.
NPR From ACM News | May 10, 2018
Nothing conveys the excitement of space exploration like pictures from another planet. Now NASA is planning to go one better than pictures.
NPR From ACM News | March 16, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court confronts the digital age again on Wednesday when it hears oral arguments in a case that promises to have major repercussions for law enforcement...NPR From ACM News | November 29, 2017
Internet freedom is on the decline for the seventh consecutive year as governments around the world take to distorting information on social media in order to influence...NPR From ACM News | November 21, 2017
In 2005, shortly after earning a master's degree in electrical and computer engineering, Sam Cape was looking for work online when he came across a cryptic help...NPR From ACM News | October 25, 2017
The presidential election is long past, but online attacks aimed at shaping the U.S. information environment have kept right on coming.
NPR From ACM News | September 29, 2017
Passengers at Boston's Logan International Airport were surfing their phones and drinking coffee, waiting to board a flight to Aruba recently when a JetBlue agent...NPR From ACM News | June 27, 2017