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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.
Colleges are starting the process of educating future engineers in topics such as how quantum computing hardware components work and how to write quantum computing...Nature From ACM TechNews | November 15, 2023
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a new approach to robotics that uses insights from extinct organisms to create soft robots.
Interesting Engineering From ACM TechNews | November 10, 2023
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University students aim to address the lack of diversity in computer science.
Virginia Tech News From ACM TechNews | October 31, 2023
A report found that Native American students continue to be underrepresented in U.S. college computer science courses.
Inside Higher Ed From ACM TechNews | October 27, 2023
The historians of tomorrow are using computer science to analyze how people lived centuries ago.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | October 26, 2023
Theoretical computer scientist Manuel Blum has guided generations of graduate students into fruitful careers in the field.
MIT Technology Review From ACM News | October 25, 2023
Code.org reported that every U.S. state had a law or policy in place promoting K-12 computer science education by 2022.
Education Week From ACM TechNews | October 11, 2023
Researchers from the universities of Texas and Tennessee used Raspberry Pi computers to track unseen drones with sound.
Tom's Hardware From ACM TechNews | October 4, 2023
Scientists used the computer game "Age of Empires" to simulate ant ‘warfare’, in efforts to eradicate an invasive ant species.
ABC News (Australia) From ACM TechNews | October 4, 2023
Considering the transformative possibilities of simulated models of biological phenomena and systems at multiple scales.
Gregory Mone From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2023
A study by UNESCO found "staggering" global education inequity due to overreliance on remote learning technology during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | September 8, 2023
The new HoloBoard system can be paired with Microsoft's HoloLens 2 augmented reality device to help non-speaking autistic individuals improve their motor skills...University of Calgary (Canada) From ACM TechNews | August 31, 2023
The U.K.'s National Quantum Computing Centre recently held its second quantum hackathon at the University of Birmingham,
Physics World From ACM TechNews | August 31, 2023
By revisiting key algorithms from computing, a team unlocked hidden efficiency in a long-standing computer science problem.
Chris Edwards From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2023