Physicists at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology measured and controlled a superconducting quantum bit (qubit) with optical fiber.
U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology From ACM TechNews | March 26, 2021
A support system to help the visually impaired navigate tactile paving includes an image processing algorithm to make paving detection independent of color thresholds...Shibaura Institute of Technology (Japan) From ACM TechNews | March 26, 2021
The Bank of England has unveiled a new £50 banknote featuring pioneering mathematician, code-breaker, and computer scientist Alan Turing.
NPR Online From ACM TechNews | March 26, 2021
A boutique online community of computer programmers has emerged to help family and friends gain a competitive advantage in securing vaccination appointments.
NBC News From ACM TechNews | March 26, 2021
A group of technology trade associations are calling on the Biden Administration to prioritize open data policies, and to appoint a federal Chief Data Officer.
...BSA | The Software Alliance From ACM News | March 26, 2021
Companies and countries that depend on travel or large gatherings are counting on a totally unproven concept.
Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM News | March 26, 2021
The semiconductor giant announced plans to open its factories to others, but it will send some of its most advanced designs to be made in Taiwan.
Wired From ACM News | March 26, 2021
Scientists have engineered a predictive model and closed-loop controller for a soft swimming robot.
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (Germany) From ACM TechNews | March 25, 2021
Human rights groups are worried about a potential "digital dictatorship" in Myanmar due to the use of artificial intelligence to monitor citizens' movements.
Reuters From ACM TechNews | March 25, 2021
Researchers in Singapore found that support for autonomous vehicle adoption generally is based on perceptions of safety issues.
Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) From ACM TechNews | March 25, 2021
New molecular models can help researchers understand kinase mutations' mechanism of cancerous progression.
Penn Engineering Today From ACM TechNews | March 25, 2021
Researchers are using a new sensor system to remotely monitor freshwater mussels, as a means of detect harmful toxins in the waters in which they live.
NC State University News From ACM TechNews | March 24, 2021
The nascent quantum industry is calling on higher education to begin preparing a quantum workforce with a broader, less specialized range of technical skills.
Gregory Goth Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | March 25, 2021
A recent paper set the fastest record for multiplying two matrices. But it also marks the end of the line for a method researchers have relied on for decades to...Quanta magazine From ACM News | March 24, 2021
Popup Covid-19 vaccination megasites are using digital enterprise technology to accommodate surging numbers of inoculations as more Americans qualify to be immunized...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | March 24, 2021
Researchers say a botnet targeting Windows devices is expanding, due to a new infection method that lets malware spread between computers with weak passwords.
TechCrunch From ACM TechNews | March 24, 2021
A new adaptive control algorithm helps unmanned aerial vehicles collaborate to deliver heavy parcels.
Georgia Tech Research Horizons From ACM TechNews | March 24, 2021
Researchers have developed a method of predicting a monkey's intended eye or hand movements using ultrasound imaging.
Science From ACM TechNews | March 24, 2021
Researchers said a technique called Polymer Substrate Fingerprinting could be used to identify the unique, unclonable “fingerprints” of Bank of England banknotes...University of Warwick (U.K.) From ACM TechNews | March 24, 2021
The White House is leading an interagency effort focused on software development that will determine federal procurement of information technology.
Nextgov From ACM News | March 24, 2021