Daniel A. Spielman and colleague Shang-hua Teng solved the mystery of the Simplex Method using a technique called smoothed analysis…
From ACM NewsAllyn Jackson Commissioned by CACM Staff| January 31, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Robotic logistics is helping to mitigate labor shortages and other supply-chain disruptions in the U.K.
The Economist From ACM TechNews | December 13, 2021
Scientists have built the WildfireDB dataset for simulating the spread of wildfires to help study wildfires and guide emergency response and evacuations.
UC Riverside News From ACM TechNews | December 10, 2021
Artificial intelligence-equipped cameras have spotted more than 270,000 drivers using phones while driving in New South Wales, Australia, since March 2020.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | December 10, 2021
A machine learning-based algorithm can precisely forecast microclimatic temperature within breeding grounds of Aedes albopictus mosquitoes.
Texas A&M Today From ACM TechNews | December 9, 2021
The deep learning GeoMol model can rapidly predict the three-dimensional shapes of drug-like molecules, which could expedite drug discovery.
MIT News From ACM TechNews | December 9, 2021
Researchers have developed a mobile robot system that tree nurseries could deploy to remove weeds without the use of herbicides.
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Germany) From ACM TechNews | December 8, 2021
Amazon Web Services has donated cloud computing time to help climate scientists create simulations of the Earth from 2035 to 2070.
Gizmodo From ACM TechNews | December 7, 2021
Scientists are racing to store, analyze, and preserve massive volumes of climate change data collected by sensor-equipped satellites, aircraft, and other instruments...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | December 6, 2021
Duke University scientists have engineered a holographic system that can image and analyze tens of thousands of cells per minute to identify disease indicators....Duke Pratt School of Engineering From ACM TechNews | December 6, 2021
Volcanologists are using cutting-edge technologies to study a rare volcanic eruption on La Palma, one of Spain's Canary Islands.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | December 3, 2021
Artificial intelligence trained on computer-generated images of analog clocks captured at different angles learned to read the time.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | December 2, 2021
Architects and engineers could design truss structures minimizing embodied carbon by using a new set of computational tools.
MIT News From ACM TechNews | December 2, 2021
"Social determinants of health have really come to the forefront in terms of who has been most greatly impacted."
Gregory Goth Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | December 2, 2021
A researcher at the University of Twente in the Netherlands has developed a wearable mobile mapping system.
University of Twente (Netherlands) From ACM TechNews | December 1, 2021
Baidu has licensed its algorithm for messenger RNA sequencing to Sanofi SA, the Chinese tech giant's first commercial deal with a global drugmaker.
Reuters From ACM TechNews | November 30, 2021
A team of researchers combined microscopy, biochemistry, and artificial intelligence to identify previously unknown components of human cells.
UC San Diego Health News From ACM TechNews | November 30, 2021
Spiderwebs inspired researchers at the Netherlands' Delft University of Technology to design one of the world's most precise microchip sensors.
TU Delft (Netherlands) From ACM TechNews | November 29, 2021
Acoustic waves can detect all kinds of explosions and volcanic activity, but it's hard to place sensors at sea—unless you've got a bird with a backpack.
Wired From ACM News | November 30, 2021