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.
The extremists who have seized large parts of Syria and Iraq have riveted the world's attention with their military prowess and unrestrained brutality.The New York Times From ACM News | September 2, 2014
The Internet might be a useful tool for activists and organizers, in episodes as momentous as the Arab Spring or as trivial as the Ice Bucket Challenge. But overall...The New York Times From ACM News | August 28, 2014
The Association for Computing Machinery, a leading professional association in computer science, is holding its annual conference this week, focusing on what we’re...The New York Times From ACM News | August 27, 2014
Nearly all the hype around virtual reality—much of it fanned by Facebook’s $2 billion acquisition of Oculus VR, the headset maker—is about how the technology can...The New York Times From ACM News | August 25, 2014
A driver moves along in traffic, the forward view blocked by a truck or a bend in the road. Suddenly, up ahead, someone slams on the brake. Tires screech.The New York Times From ACM News | August 21, 2014
Scholars are exhilarated by the prospect of tapping into the vast troves of personal data collected by Facebook, Google, Amazon, and a host of start-ups, which...The New York Times From ACM News | August 13, 2014
After 10 years and four billion miles, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft will arrive at its destination on Wednesday for the first extended, close...The New York Times From ACM News | August 5, 2014
Genevieve Bell grew up among Aboriginal people in Australia, taught anthropology at Stanford and for the past 16 years has worked for Intel.The New York Times From ACM Opinion | August 4, 2014
The seemingly endless prairie that blankets this part of the United States would seem to be an unlikely place for one of the largest makers of sports video displays...The New York Times From ACM News | July 22, 2014
The Gaza-based interior ministry advises its supporters in a YouTube video that whenever talking about the dead, "always add 'an innocent citizen.' "The New York Times From ACM News | July 21, 2014
A 3-D animated creature, affectionately named Gerald, appears to walk in circles while floating in front of an elaborate viewer that resembles something from an...The New York Times From ACM News | July 14, 2014
If the stakes are big enough, companies will compete even for something that is supposed to be free to all comers.The New York Times From ACM News | July 9, 2014
The newly installed director of the National Security Agency says that while he has seen some terrorist groups alter their communications to avoid surveillance...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | June 30, 2014
One way to think of Google is as an extremely helpful, all-knowing, hyper-intelligent executive assistant.The New York Times From ACM Opinion | June 27, 2014