Communications of the ACM
Technology for the Deaf
Why aren't better assistive technologies available for those communicating using ASL?
From Communications of the ACMAn edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
From ACM News
Kepler Telescope Bids 'Goodnight' with Final Commands
On the evening of Thursday, Nov. 15, NASA's Kepler space telescope received its final set of commands to disconnect communications with Earth.
From ACM TechNews
Robots Finally Learning to Clean the Bathroom
Researchers at the University of Koblenz-Landa in Germany developed a robotic system that was able to successfully clean at least 80% of the liquid from on and...
From ACM TechNews
C Language Update Puts Backward Compatibility First
A working draft of the standard for the next C programming language revision is available for review. Most changes that have thus far been approved clarify and...
From ACM TechNews
Merging Memory and Computation, Programmable Chip Speeds AI, Slashes Power Use
Princeton University researchers have constructed a programmable computer chip that incorporates in-memory computing, eliminating the need for processors to retrieve...
From ACM TechNews
Who's Behind That Beard?
Kurt Luther, working with a team at Virginia Polytechnic and State Institute, has launched Civil War Photo Sleuth, a Web platform that applies facial recognition...
From ACM News
Largest Overhaul of Scientific Units Since the French Revolution Wins Approval
In the biggest overhaul of the international system of units since 1875, countries have voted to redefine four basic units of measurement—the ampere, the kilogram...
From ACM News
Exploding Stars Make Key Ingredient in Sand, Glass
We are all, quite literally, made of star dust. Many of the chemicals that compose our planet and our bodies were formed directly by stars.
From ACM TechNews
Amazon, Google Poised for Race to Hire High-Tech Talent
Amazon and Google are respectively planning to recruit Microsoft C#- and Java-savvy engineers and Python users in a fierce competition for technology talent.
From ACM TechNews
Inside Nike's Store of the Future
Nike new flagship store in New York City is focused on personalized, experiential shopping, allowing shoppers with the Nike app to check out items via phone, request...
From ACM TechNews
Learning to Attack the Cyberattackers Can't Happen Fast Enough
Carnegie Mellon University's CyLab Security and Privacy Institute aims to expand the boundaries of technology and protect people when that technology or its users...
From ACM TechNews
Christiana Care Honored for Innovative Use of Virtual Reality During Chemotherapy
The Christiana Care Health System was awarded the 2018 Magnet Prize from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for its use of virtual reality technology to improve...
From ACM TechNews
Disaster Relief Is Dangerously Broken. Can AI Fix It?
The use of artificial intelligence in disaster relief is gaining favor as weather-related catastrophes grow in frequency and severity.
From ACM News
Playing Catch-Up, Germany Throws Money at AI
Germany plans to invest more than 3 billion euros ($3.39 million) by 2025 to beef up its artificial intelligence capabilities and appoint 100 professors to lecture...
From ACM News
NASA Learns More About Interstellar Visitor 'Oumuamua'
In November 2017, scientists pointed NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope toward the object known as 'Oumuamua,' the first known interstellar object to visit our solar...
From ACM News
World’s First Automated Volcano Forecast Predicts Mount Etna's Eruptions
Smoke filled the cabin as the Boeing 747 plunged towards snow-covered mountains in southern Alaska. All four engines had shut down, and it took the pilots eight...
From ACM TechNews
New Deep Knowledge AI System Could Resolve Bottlenecks in Drug Research
A new system can predict the binding of biosequences in seconds and potentially reduce bottlenecks in drug research.
From ACM TechNews
The Big Spenders in Research and Development
Global technological research and development spending will top $2 trillion this year, according to R&D Magazine's 2018 Global R&D Funding Forecast.
From ACM TechNews
FUNecole: Social-Emotional Learning Meets Computer Science and Digital Literacy
A European company has combined social-emotional learning with computer science into an elementary education digital curriculum that may soon be offered to U.S....
From ACM TechNews
What Complex Technology Can Learn From Simple Ants
Ants' pheromone-laying and -following behavior has inspired an algorithm that uses artificial ants in a virtual environment to solve optimization problems.
From ACM News
Quantum Clouds Leap Ahead
D-Wave offers access to a cloud-based quantum application environment.12