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From ACM NewsSamuel Greengard| December 7, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
DeepMind has created a YouTube dataset of 300,000 video clips and 400 human action classes to train its deep-learning algorithms to better identify human activities...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | June 12, 2017
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new approach for making compliant, controllable robotic structures.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | June 1, 2017
In case you didn't know, the transistors in your computer's processor, your smartphone's memory, and your car's autobrake system get old.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | May 15, 2017
Researchers have developed a robotic ray that is propelled by soft, flapping wings made of dielectric elastomers, which bend when electricity is applied to them...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | April 17, 2017
Researchers have developed flexible, inkjet-printable memory cells they say could lead to mass-produced printable electronics. T
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | April 6, 2017
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are working to make the process of a robot autonomously grasping an object easier.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | March 23, 2017
Researchers have used x-rays to peer within commercial integrated circuits and reconstruct them in three dimensions.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | March 20, 2017
Researchers have developed a tiny robotic system that is programmed and controlled by DNA and moves like a living cell.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | March 9, 2017
Microsoft engineers have proposed underwater server farms to help cloud providers deal with data center expansion in an environmentally friendly manner.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | March 2, 2017
Researchers at Lehigh University have developed new browser fingerprinting software that identifies users across Web browsers more accurately than the most sophisticated...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | February 28, 2017
Researchers at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill have detected brain growth changes linked to autism in children as young as six months old.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | February 16, 2017
The University of Central Florida has been developing artificial intelligence solutions to relieve crowd scientists from the task of manually counting heads.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | January 26, 2017
A camera system that captures a snapshot of overlapping light waves in a tiny fraction of a second could lead to new methods for imaging, allowing scientists to...IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | January 23, 2017
University of Texas at Austin researchers are developing graphene-based health sensors that stick to a person's skin like a temporary tattoo and take measurements...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | January 13, 2017
These days, forecasts about the future of Moore's Law tend to look quite gloomy. But Intel's outlook—at least for the next few years—is decidedly bright.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | January 3, 2017
Machine-learning technologies are undergoing a transformation, appearing in products and systems that experts predict will be less expensive and more focused on...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | December 30, 2016
Driving your car until it breaks down on the road is never anyone's favorite way to learn the need for routine maintenance.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | December 28, 2016
Duke University researchers say they have developed a custom processor to perform robotic motion planning that accelerates the process by three orders of magnitude...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | December 22, 2016