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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.
Phosphorene, which is structurally similar to graphene, is a natural semiconductor that could be used in the next generation of computers.New ScientistP From ACM TechNews | January 28, 2014
They might not seem at all stable as they batter into light bulbs but moths have inspired an autopilot for drones.New Scientist From ACM News | January 16, 2014
Gordon Bell, one of the first people to chronicle his existence digitally, explains how it has changed his life and the potential pitfalls.New Scientist From ACM Opinion | January 13, 2014
Physicist John Pendry talks about the profound physics obscured by his invisibility cloak and how metamaterials could help realise the perfect lens.New Scientist From ACM Opinion | December 27, 2013
A battery made with the skin pigment melanin could one day provide power for electronic devices installed within the human body. New Scientist From ACM TechNews | December 12, 2013
Cameras are strewn around our environment, catching glimpses of our faces everywhere we go, yet even the best facial recognition technology still has a hard time...New Scientist From ACM News | December 4, 2013
Internet security relies on the fact that our computers can't break its cryptosystems. But the quantum algorithm you devised has the potential to do just that.New Scientist From ACM Opinion | November 26, 2013
NASA's champion planet-hunter, which recently suffered a fatal breakdown, is now looking on the sunny side.New Scientist From ACM News | November 12, 2013
When technology companies get floated on the stock market, it prompts all kinds of analytical soul searching.New Scientist From ACM News | November 8, 2013
With the successful launch just hours ago of its Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), India has passed the first test in its bid to orbit the Red Planet. Next up is a nail...New Scientist From ACM News | November 5, 2013
The National Taiwan University's Yang-Fang Chen and colleagues have developed a self-adhesive memory card using a layer of graphene coated with conductive polymers...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | October 31, 2013