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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 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology's Laboratory of Intelligent Systems and a group of laboratories are collaborating to launch the National Center of Competence...Science Business From ACM TechNews | January 31, 2011
Purdue University's Science of Information Center seeks new principles to answer the question 'What is information?'Neil Savage From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2011
University of Maryland researchers have developed a robotic flying device based on samaras — single-winged seeds that are released by trees. The researchers built...PhysOrg.com From ACM TechNews | January 27, 2011
Mount Palomar Observatory's Palomar Transient Factory uses AI to locate variable stars, or transients. "Our grand goal is to remove astronomers from the real-time...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | January 24, 2011
Researchers at the A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing are developing robots that can respond directly to human speech. A*STAR Research From ACM TechNews | January 24, 2011
A University of Vermont scientist has created robots that change their body forms while learning how to walk, like tadpoles becoming frogs. These evolving robots...niversity of Vermont From ACM News | January 21, 2011
Northwestern University researchers have developed GhostBot, a robotic fish that can instantly change directions using a ribbon-like fin, potentially revolutionizing...Northwestern University News Center From ACM TechNews | January 20, 2011
Researchers at Google are tackling what they call one of the most difficult challenges in artificial intelligence.National Public Radio From ACM News | January 18, 2011
The Autonomous Community of Madrid is sponsoring Robocity2030, a consortium aimed at developing new applications for service robots to help improve humans' quality...Universidad Carlos III de Madrid From ACM TechNews | January 12, 2011
Harvard University researcher Robert D. Howe and Yale University professor Aaron Dollar have developed a robotic hand, based on the legs of a cockroach, that is...Inside Science From ACM TechNews | January 12, 2011
A study to find the quickest way to evolve walking behaviors in virtual robots was conducted by University of Vermont researcher Josh Bongard. He ran simulations...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | January 12, 2011
Last spring, Dow Jones launched a new service called Lexicon, which sends real-time financial news to professional investors. This in itself is not surprising...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | January 10, 2011
Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea have developed a robotic system that responds to the actions of the person...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | January 10, 2011
Willow Garage's PR2 personal robot platform, released last year, could lead to new advances in robotic technology. Georgia Tech professor Charles Kemp. Kemp and...Scientific American From ACM TechNews | January 7, 2011
High-frequency trading networks, which complete stock market transactions in microseconds, are vulnerable to manipulation by hackers who can inject tiny amounts...InfoWorld From ACM News | January 7, 2011
A substantial part of all stock trading in the United States takes place in a warehouse in a nondescript business park just off the New Jersey Turnpike.The New York Times From ACM News | January 7, 2011
When it comes tackling a challenge as tough as answering a human question, the best computational approach may be to break the job down into multiple parts and...IT World From ACM News | January 6, 2011
It’s tough being an imagery analyst for the U.S. military: you’re drowning in pictures and drone video, with more pouring in endlessly from the tons of sensors...Wired From ACM News | January 6, 2011
Artificial intelligence technology has evolved into a system that uses machine learning, huge data sets, complex sensors, and new algorithms to complete specific...Wired From ACM TechNews | January 3, 2011
Despite advances in artificial intelligence research, a robot that can pass the Turing test has yet to be developed. The development of human-like intelligence...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | December 22, 2010