Quantum annealing computers can run algorithms faster than classical computers in certain instances, but typically not when time…
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Graphics specialists are close to developing interactive, photorealistically lifelike digital humans that will transform acting, entertainment, and computer games...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | June 2, 2014
Japanese researchers have proposed an approach to quantum cryptography they say could work with commercially available equipment. IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | May 30, 2014
Chalmers University of Technology Ph.D. Viktor Larsson's doctoral dissertation describes software that would help hybrid vehicles optimize battery usage. IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | May 27, 2014
A European public-private consortium aims to make exaflop supercomputers based on the central-processing units used in smartphones and tablet computers. IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | May 23, 2014
Researchers are developing computer-aided design software to improve the physical layout of the discrete-droplet lab-on-a-chip. IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | May 15, 2014
Researchers affiliated with South Korea's Hanyang University are developing a system to fully automate the parking process, including helping find a parking space...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | May 2, 2014
AgencyGlass is a wearable device that produces "virtual eyes" to give the wearer a semblance of friendliness and approachability. IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | April 16, 2014
Researchers recently demonstrated their new Look and Link wireless technology, which could improve device-to-device communications. IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | February 3, 2014
When teams participating in the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) were announced last year, almost all of them provided reasonably detailed renderings that gave us...IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | December 11, 2013
Bitcoin, the leading online alternative currency, has attracted high-minded entrepreneurs and crooks alike.IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | November 7, 2013
As computer chips grow denser, it becomes increasingly difficult to measure the progression of Moore's Law. Exacerbating this situation is the mutability of the...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | November 4, 2013
Computer scientists have developed a "mathematical obfuscation" scheme to prevent hackers from reverse-engineering software. IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | October 4, 2013
Researchers are attempting to create an artificial intelligence (AI) program capable of passing school entrance exams. IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | August 26, 2013
Graph Search could help Facebook grow from a tool for entertainment and communication into a search tool that could challenge Google's search dominance. IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | August 14, 2013
The new Ascend chip could protect data in the cloud by concealing the way in which central processing units request information in cloud servers. IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | August 12, 2013
Cellphone metadata offers real-time information in emergency situations that could help first responders and protect the public.IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | July 29, 2013
Researchers have developed an air-hockey robot that can change its strategy in response to the playing style of its human opponent. IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | June 19, 2013
IBM has given Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute an open-ended three-year charter to improve the intelligence of IBM's Watson software. IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | May 24, 2013