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.
In the winter of 1994, a young man in his early twenties named Tim was a patient in a London psychiatric hospital.
Nature From ACM News | October 30, 2018
The practices of Cambridge Analytica, a data-analytics firm involved in US President Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign, have made headlines around the world...Nature From ACM News | March 29, 2018
As spring turns to summer along the east coast of the United States, thoughts turn to holidays, beaches, picnics—and mosquitoes.
Nature From ACM News | May 8, 2017
Meteorologists have long struggled to forecast storms and flooding at the level of streets and neighborhoods, but they may soon make headway thanks to the spread...Nature From ACM News | April 12, 2017
A research subject watches a brush slowly stroking a rubber hand on a table in front of her, while her own hand—hidden from view—experiences the same stimulation...Nature From ACM Careers | April 5, 2017
When geneticist Daniel MacArthur checks into his lab, the first thing he does is fire up Slack, a workplace messaging app.
Nature From ACM News | December 29, 2016
The Minecraft video game was familiar to José Hernández-Orallo long before he started using it for his own research.
Nature From ACM News | December 15, 2016
Google's online translation service, Google Translate, will soon be using a new algorithm that is entirely based on deep learning, the company announced on 27 September...Nature From ACM News | September 30, 2016
On 19 June, several hundred thousand US fans of the television drama Game of Thrones went online to watch an eagerly awaited episode—and triggered a partial failure...Nature From ACM News | August 11, 2016
Vance Bergeron was once an amateur cyclist who rode 7,000 kilometres per year—much of it on steep climbs in the Alps.Nature From ACM News | August 4, 2016
When Andrew Ng joined Google from Stanford University in 2011, he was among a trickle of artificial-intelligence (AI) experts in academia taking up roles in industry...Nature From ACM Careers | April 27, 2016
A quadriplegic man who has become the first person to be implanted with technology that sends signals from the brain to muscles—allowing him to regain some movement...Nature From ACM News | April 14, 2016
Last summer, physician Yvonne Chan wondered how the wildfires raging through Washington state were affecting people with asthma—for whom smoke and heat can trigger...Nature From ACM News | March 22, 2016
When the digital currency Bitcoin came to life in January 2009, it was noticed by almost no one apart from the handful of programmers who followed cryptography...Nature From ACM News | October 5, 2015
The dream for tomorrow's medicine is to understand the links between DNA and disease—and to tailor therapies accordingly.Nature From ACM News | March 25, 2015
For the first time since accidents severed the neural connection between their brains and limbs, a small number of patients are reaching out and feeling the world...Nature From ACM News | November 26, 2014