Researchers found privacy flaws in apps used in the U.S. to track people waiting for immigration court dates, those in juvenile detention systems, and those on...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | September 9, 2022
University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) researchers have developed a robot that can untie knotted cables using the grippers on its arms.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | August 10, 2022
Artificial intelligence is being used to read and translate cuneiform, helping to recreate ancient libraries by piecing together fragmented tablets and predicting...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | August 10, 2022
Researchers have developed artificial muscles using a three-dimensional printer and tiny actuators that convert energy into movement.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | August 4, 2022
Princeton University's Arvind Narayanan and colleagues found 75% of 120 top-ranked English-language websites permit weak passwords.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | June 24, 2022
Artificial intelligence researchers have proposed an update to the Turing test for rating the capabilities of AI technology.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | June 22, 2022
Stanford University researchers trained a microphone-outfitted robotic arm to locate objects like keys in a handbag by listening for telltale sounds while searching...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | June 15, 2022
The researchers behind a quantum computer that encodes data in pulses of light have connected it to the Internet and made it available for public use.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | June 3, 2022
A prototype wireless contact lens could help treat glaucoma by automatically dispensing drugs when pressure inside the eye becomes excessive.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | May 18, 2022
Renegade staff theoretically could insert undetectable backdoors in third-party artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, enabling hackers to commandeer the AIs...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | May 12, 2022
Meta researchers used artificial intelligence to develop concrete that it claims generates 40% less carbon emissions than standard concrete mixtures.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | May 3, 2022
Researhers claim copper telephone wire already deployed across Britain can carry data at rates three times higher than fiber-optic cable at much less cost, over...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | May 2, 2022
Stanford University researchers have developed a three-dimensional printing system that can construct objects in any order, instead of layer by layer.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | April 28, 2022
New York University researchers have built a small surveillance drone able to extend its battery life by attaching itself to a wall and powering down its rotors...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | April 26, 2022
Researchers at China's Zhejiang University found driverless cars could be fooled into seeing red traffic lights as green.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | April 18, 2022
Ward Beullens at IBM Research Zurich in Switzerland easily cracked a cryptography algorithm touted as one of three contenders for a global standard against quantum...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 11, 2022
Scientists found fake profiles produced by artificial intelligence on the business social network LinkedIn can easily deceive people.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | February 28, 2022
Researchers trained an algorithm to remove facial tattoos from images, in order to improve facial recognition systems.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | February 22, 2022