Scientists used the computer game "Age of Empires" to simulate ant ‘warfare’, in efforts to eradicate an invasive ant species.
ABC News (Australia) From ACM TechNews | October 4, 2023
The New York Police Department has deployed a nearly 400-pound "fully autonomous outdoor security robot" in Times Square's subway station as a test run.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | September 27, 2023
The European Patent Office found that over the last decade, patent applications for three-dimensional printing technology rose eight times faster than all technology...EuroNews From ACM TechNews | September 26, 2023
Researchers have developed a method of creating cyborg cockroaches for use in search-and-rescue missions or building inspections that does not injure them.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | September 26, 2023
At the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, eSports players will have the opportunity to medal for the first time.
The event, which begins Sept. 23, will see eSports...France 24 From ACM TechNews | September 19, 2023
Mathematicians have identified 12,392 new stable orbital arrangements for three objects as allowed by Isaac Newton's laws of motion, also known as the three-body...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | September 11, 2023
Quantum computing is still really, really hard. But the rise of a powerful class of error-correcting codes suggests that the task might be slightly more feasible...Quanta Magazine From ACM News | September 7, 2023
Engineers at the University of Chicago and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee developed a potentially mass-producible $1 sensor that can detect contaminants...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | September 1, 2023
The new HoloBoard system can be paired with Microsoft's HoloLens 2 augmented reality device to help non-speaking autistic individuals improve their motor skills...University of Calgary (Canada) From ACM TechNews | August 31, 2023
The 2022 State of Rust Survey published earlier this month found more developers using the programming language than ever before.
InfoWorld From ACM TechNews | August 31, 2023
Despite receiving recent approval to expand their robotaxi services in San Francisco, Waymo and Cruise continue to face backlash over traffic and safety concerns...Bloomberg From ACM TechNews | August 31, 2023
A growing number of scientific researchers are using virtual reality (VR) technology in the lab, often to more easily collaborate with distant colleagues, or simply...Nature From ACM TechNews | August 30, 2023
Their development Scalene, an open-source tool for dramatically speeding up the programming language Python, circumvents issues limiting computer processing speed...University of Massachusetts Amherst News From ACM News | August 29, 2023
A new framework allows quadruped robots to perform tasks that get progressively more complex without having to relearn motions.
Georgia Institute of Technology From ACM TechNews | August 29, 2023
U.S. pharmacy chain CVS is among those interested in a pill-tracking device created by Virginia-based high school student Archishma Marrapu.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | August 24, 2023