The Codon compiler, from a team led by researchers from MIT CSAIL, allows developers to create new domain-specific languages
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From ACM TechNewsMIT News| March 17, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Companies like Paradromics and Synchron are competing with Elon Musk's Neuralink to design a brain implant that can communicate with computers.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | March 6, 2023
Researchers in France found so-called "cat qubits” (quantum bits) could reduce errors by quantum computers and accelerate the cracking of common encryption algorithms...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 6, 2023
Researchers found the computational needs of self-driving cars could drive a significant increase in global carbon emissions.
National Science Foundation From ACM TechNews | March 6, 2023
In the future, specifying a drug target may be like sitting down to ChatGPT. After a few clicks, you'll have your novel therapeutic.
ZDNet From ACM News | March 3, 2023
The Unconventional Computing Laboratory of the U.K.'s University of the West of England focuses on developing chemical or living computers that can interface with...Popular Science From ACM TechNews | March 3, 2023
Artificial intelligence is enhancing physicians' diagnostic abilities to better identify patients who might be vulnerable to certain ailments.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | March 2, 2023
A robot and algorithm developed at Israel's Ben-Gurion University will be used to reassemble 15,000 stones that had been part of elaborate frescoes in Pompeii before...Haaretz.com (Israel) From ACM TechNews | March 2, 2023
The Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate released results from its 2022 Biometric Technology Rally to assess the accuracy of facial...Nextgov From ACM TechNews | March 2, 2023
Luxury retailers are capitalizing on the metaverse, with some using the virtual environment to identify trends and roll out new products.
Financial Times From ACM TechNews | March 2, 2023
New studies broaden the perspectives on what constitutes a "computer" and how small a computational unit can be.
SciTechDaily From ACM News | March 2, 2023
Computer scientists in the U.K. found security and privacy vulnerabilities among 40 Android applications for pets and farm animals.
Newcastle University (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | March 1, 2023
The Ordered Reliability Bits Guessing Random Additive Noise Decoding decoder chip uses a more energy-efficient technique for decoding data transmissions based on...MIT News From ACM TechNews | February 28, 2023
Chatsworth, CA-based startup Machina Labs has developed an automated metalworking system in the midst of a metalworker shortage.
Bloomberg From ACM TechNews | February 28, 2023
One of the pioneers of artificial intelligence argues that chatbots are often prodded into producing strange results by the people who are using them.
The New York Times From ACM News | February 27, 2023
Scientists at China's Tsinghua and Shanghai Jiao Tong universities have engineered a "graphene-based intelligent, wearable artificial throat"patch that can amplify...Popular Science From ACM TechNews | February 27, 2023
A contract between the U.S. Department of Defense and RealNetworks calls for the Seattle-based company to equip U.S. Air Force autonomous drones with facial recognition...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | February 27, 2023