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Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and…
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Peter Hogan was surprised at how heavy the sextant felt in his hand when he squinted through its eyeglass this week, the first time he had ever held one.The Washington Post From ACM Careers | February 17, 2016
MIT researchers have described a new way of modeling human-robot collaboration that reduces the need for communication by 60 percent, which could enable emergency...MIT News From ACM Careers | February 17, 2016
The first direct detection of gravitational waves has opened a new window in physics and astronomy—rewarding a cohort of young researchers who gambled on finding...Nature From ACM Careers | February 16, 2016
Machines could put more than half the world's population out of a job in the next 30 years, according to a computer scientist who said on Saturday that artificial...The Guardian From ACM News | February 16, 2016
Scientists have developed a simple and powerful method for creating resilient, customized, and high-performing graphene by layering it on top of common glass.Brookhaven National Laboratory From ACM Careers | February 12, 2016
An energy harvesting and storage technology developed at University of Wisconsin–Madison could reduce mobile devices' reliance on batteries by capturing energy...University of Wisconsin-Madison From ACM Careers | February 11, 2016
When historians come to write about technological innovation in the first half of this century, they are likely to pay special attention to a US Navy drone called...Financial Times From ACM News | February 10, 2016
Inspired by creepy cockroaches, UC Berkeley researchers have developed a robot that can crawl even when squashed to half its size.niversity of California, Berkeley From ACM Careers | February 10, 2016
Berkeley Lab scientists have developed a statistical theory for the toughness of polycrystalline graphene and found that it is indeed strong, but that its toughness...Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory From ACM Careers | February 9, 2016
Scientists have discovered a way to generate very low-resistance electric current by separating left- and right-handed particles in a semi-metallic material. The...Brookhaven National Laboratory From ACM Careers | February 8, 2016
Twenty-five years ago U.S.-led Coalition forces launched the world’s first "space war" when they drove Iraqi troops out of Kuwait.Scientific American From ACM News | February 8, 2016
When Jill Tarter first began to look for aliens, she drew looks askance from her friends and colleagues.Ars Technica From ACM Opinion | February 5, 2016
Every day computers make many millions of electronic trades by performing delicate calculations aimed at eking out a tiny edge in terms of speed or efficiency.Technology Review From ACM News | February 4, 2016
Yesterday, the 46-year-old Google veteran who oversees its search engine, Amit Singhal, announced his retirement. And in short order, Google revealed that Singhal's...Wired From ACM Opinion | February 4, 2016
A group of more than 50 computer scientists and engineers from the University of Chicago and industry have announced the launch of the CERES Center for Unstoppable...niversity of Chicago From ACM Careers | February 4, 2016
Particle, a company that makes development kits for wireless Internet of Things applications—formerly known as Spark Devices—is preparing to ship a new board-based...Ars Technica From ACM Careers | February 3, 2016
An artificial intelligence algorithm created by University of Alabama in Huntsville principal research scientist Rodrigo Teixeira greatly increases accuracy in...niversity of Alabama, Huntsville From ACM Careers | February 2, 2016