Australian startup Ripe Robotics spent four years developing its autonomous fruit-picking robot Eve, which is processing apples in orchards owned amid a labor shortage...ABC News (Australia) From ACM TechNews | May 25, 2023
Researchers at Oregon State (OSU) and Baylor universities have significantly cut the energy consumption of photonic chips used in datacenters and supercomputers...Oregon State University News From ACM TechNews | May 24, 2023
A software upgrade developed by researchers at France's Polytechnic Institute of Paris improves the efficiency of wind turbines by ensuring they spend more time...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | May 24, 2023
Bob Metcalfe, recipient of the 2022 ACM A.M. Turing Award for his role in the development of Ethernet, briefly considered a career in tennis.
Neil Savage From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2023
Existing security standards do not always offer sufficient protection to secure the Internet of Things.
Logan Kugler From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2023
Scientists compared leading quantum computers using the Quantum Computing User Program at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory From ACM TechNews | May 23, 2023
Leaders of Taiwan's semiconductor industry fear the nation's supply of engineers will be unable to meet demand for new talent.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | May 23, 2023
Georgia Institute of Technology scientists have built an automatic feeding machine for gorillas at Zoo Atlanta that allows for more natural foraging.
Georgia Tech College of Engineering News From ACM TechNews | May 23, 2023
Applied Materials is betting technical talent at nearby universities and the local companies that design chips will spur innovation quickly, making up for cost...The Spokesman-Review From ACM News | May 23, 2023
Quantum computing research has been given a boost at the University of Chicago and Japan's University of Tokyo with a $150-million investment from IBM and Google...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | May 19, 2023
National University of Singapore scientists created a three-dimensional light-field sensor that can reconstruct scenes with ultra-high angular resolution.
NUS News (Singapore) From ACM TechNews | May 18, 2023
Researchers printed soft robots using three-dimensional (3D) knitting technology.
Harvard University John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences From ACM TechNews | May 17, 2023
A team of researchers three-dimensionally-printed acoustic head simulators to help measure the absorption and processing of sound.
New Atlas From ACM TechNews | May 16, 2023
Researchers equipped goldfish with cybernetic headgear to probe their underlying navigational brain mechanisms.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | May 16, 2023
Seals and other pinnipeds inspired researchers to develop a waddling soft robot that reportedly features "improved degrees of freedom, gait trajectory diversity...Popular Science From ACM TechNews | May 16, 2023
U.S. universities are training next-generation semiconductor engineers and technicians to fill the jobs needed for the CHIPS Act, signed by President Biden in August...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | May 15, 2023
Seven months after Washington unveiled tough curbs, Chinese companies are doubling down on homegrown supply chains and drawing billions in cash from Beijing and...The New York Times From ACM News | May 15, 2023
An international team of researchers has created the TidyBot robot, which can be commanded to clear spaces of objects.
The Independent (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | May 15, 2023
Engineers designed "jellybean" quantum dots to enhance quantum processing by physically spreading apart quantum bits without breaking communication between them...UNSW Sydney Newsroom (Australia) From ACM TechNews | May 12, 2023