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.
Researchers at Spain's Institute of Photonic Sciences have taken a step toward a secure quantum Internet by using crystals to execute quantum teleportation of information...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | June 4, 2021
A study of emoji use over time found that their use and meaning evolves like language, with changes dictated by context.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | May 17, 2021
University of Texas at Austin researchers encoded a quote from Jane Austen's novel Mansfield Park in software-readable plastic molecules.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | April 26, 2021
One of the Dead Sea Scrolls was written by two scribes with very similar handwriting, according to researchers at the Netherlands' University of Groningen.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | April 23, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a bumpy ride for many sectors, but a New Scientist Jobs/SRG survey shows science and tech have weathered the storm better than most...New Scientist From ACM News | April 22, 2021
Researchers used three-dimensional printing to create a robotic elephant trunk that uses artificial intelligence to emulate how sensory input triggers synaptic ...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | April 19, 2021
Vibrations from a smartphone's ringtone can be used to measure a liquid's viscosity, according to researchers at China's Shenzhen University.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | April 14, 2021
Researchers at China's Tsinghua University predicted Chinese bitcoin mining will emit roughly 130 million metric tons of carbon into the atmosphere by 2024.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | April 12, 2021
A human brain organoid was cultured in a week in a three-dimensionally-printed microfluidic bioreactor.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | April 9, 2021
Tetsuya Ogata and colleagues at Japan's Waseda University have taught an artificial intelligence-powered robot to tie knots around a box using just two fingers...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 29, 2021
Northwestern University researchers used artificial intelligence to assess pain levels in patients with sickle cell disease, based on their vital signs.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 23, 2021
U.K. researchers found that automation pushed up all wages on average, but widened the gender pay gap.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 19, 2021
Researchers at U.K. startup Kagenova have developed a system that can reduce nausea or cybersickness induced by virtual reality.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 18, 2021
Researchers have built a mobile wildfire simulation application that provides personalized evacuation routes to anyone in the path of a fire.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 17, 2021
Researchers at Austria's University of Vienna have accelerated machine learning using a quantum trick involving photons.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 16, 2021
Researchers in China were inspired by a golden eagle to build a robotic bird with flapping wings covered in actual feathers.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 11, 2021
A short-term technology may help clear a path toward next-generation computer hard disks by utilizing microwaves with existing platter material.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 10, 2021
A silicone rubber submersible robot engineered by researchers at China's Zhejiang University successfully withstood the immense pressures in the Mariana trench....New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 5, 2021
Artificial intelligence has achieved record high scores on videogames played on classic Atari consoles, by recalling previous successes.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 4, 2021