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Why the Simplex Method, at Age 75, is Still the Go-To Algorithm
Daniel A. Spielman and colleague Shang-hua Teng solved the mystery of the Simplex Method using a technique called smoothed analysis… From ACM NewsAn edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
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Nasa Pulls Off 350-Million-Mile Software Patch
If you think it's tough to keep your computer or smartphone's software updated, try keeping a space robot updated from 350 million miles away.
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How Big Data Became So Big
This has been the crossover year for Big Data—as a concept, as a term, and, yes, as a marketing tool.
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Martian Computing Is Light on Ram, Heavy on Radiation Shielding
NASA's Curiosity Rover has had a historic week on the surface of Mars, executing a flawless landing on the Red Planet and firing up for its mission. But under the...
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Could the New Air Traffic Control System Be Hacked
The Federal Aviation Administration is in the midst of a multibillion-dollar upgrade of the nation's air traffic control system.
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What's Next For Nasa? 10 Wild Newly Funded Projects
What's next for NASA now that Curiosity has touched down on Mars? For a sneak peek into what the space agency has in store, take a look at the 28 proposals for...
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Cheap Chips Herald Future of Wave and Pay
Small, cheap smart-tag devices that are printed as digital circuits in rolls like newspapers could help kickstart the wireless payment industry. The devices, known...
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The Campaign to Digitize Your Wallet Is Intensifying
Last week, Starbucks joined forces with Square, a technology start-up that lets you pay for things with a smartphone. Coming from a company whose cafes seem to...
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Analysis Reveals Flame Malware's Process Injection Tricks
As researchers continue to pull apart the Gauss malware code, looking for spreading mechanisms and infection vectors, there is still some work being done on Gauss's...
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Reprogrammed Mars Rover Getting Ready to Roll
NASA's Curiosity rover is almost fully reprogrammed for its two-year, $2.5 billion science mission on Mars, and mission managers say it should be ready to take...
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Boeing Technology Enables Drones to Swarm Like Insects
Engineers at Boeing Co. and Johns Hopkins University have devised technology that enables drones to function like a swarm of insects that can communicate and carry...
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Report from the Drone Convention: Unmanned Vehicles Find New Uses
Drone makers and robotics manufacturers are looking for—and finding—new uses for devices that were once limited to the worlds of science and the military.
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Color Printing Reaches Its ltimate Resolution
The highest possible resolution images—about 100,000 dots per inch—have been achieved, and in full-color, with a printing method that uses tiny pillars a few tens...
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Slow, But Rugged, Curiosity's Computer Was Built For Mars
The electronic brain controlling NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has far less horsepower than the microchips typically found in a modern smart phone.
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Nasa pgrades Mars Curiosity Software ... from 350m Miles Away
Picture doing a remote software upgrade. Now picture doing it when the machine you're upgrading is a robotic rover sitting 350 million miles away, on the surface...
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Nasa Drivers Await Chance to Operate Biggest, Baddest Mars Rover
The San Gabriel Mountains rise over a rough patch of sun-baked volcanic boulders, dusty flagstones, and earthen slopes.
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Nasa Mohawk Guy Bobak Ferdowsi on Sci-Fi, Legos, and Becoming a Meme
As space geeks watched nervously to see if NASA's Curiosity rover would land safely on Mars, many found themselves wondering, "Hey, who's that cool dude with the...
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My Life as a Telecommuting Robot
I was strolling down the hall to a meeting on a Wednesday afternoon when I suddenly blacked out, coming to a halt.
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Dinner and a Robot: My Night Out With a Pr2
On Wednesday night I had the pleasure of dining at the exclusive Willow Garage in Menlo Park, Calif.
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Robot Master
When you visit Manuela Veloso at Carnegie Mellon University, you're not guided to her office by a security officer or even issued instructions by a secretary at...
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