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­CLA Researchers Combat Antimicrobial Resistance ­sing Smartphones
From ACM TechNews

­CLA Researchers Combat Antimicrobial Resistance ­sing Smartphones

New technology from a University of California, Los Angeles research team could help combat the spread of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria.

Why Microsoft Believes We're on the Threshold of Quantum Computing
From ACM TechNews

Why Microsoft Believes We're on the Threshold of Quantum Computing

Most researchers aiming to make quantum computing a reality focus on superconducting quantum bits (qubits), but Microsoft's approach avoids harnessing electronic...

European Court of Justice Rules Against Mass Data Retention in Eu
From ACM News

European Court of Justice Rules Against Mass Data Retention in Eu

The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) ruled on Wednesday that laws allowing for the blanket collection and retention of location and traffic data are...

Building Jarvis
From ACM Opinion

Building Jarvis

My personal challenge for 2016 was to build a simple AI to run my home—like Jarvis in Iron Man.

Nvidia Surges in 2016 Using Graphics Chips to Challenge Intel
From ACM News

Nvidia Surges in 2016 Using Graphics Chips to Challenge Intel

When Paulina Sliwinska, a fund manager at Edinburgh-based Baillie Gifford & Co., made the trip to Silicon Valley looking for the next big thing in technology, she...

Grids of Defects Make Diamonds Practical For Quantum Computing
From ACM News

Grids of Defects Make Diamonds Practical For Quantum Computing

One of the more exciting things happening in physics at the moment is the development of quantum computers that may actually be able to do something useful. 

The Great A.i. Awakening
From ACM News

The Great A.i. Awakening

Late one Friday night in early November, Jun Rekimoto, a distinguished professor of human-computer interaction at the University of Tokyo, was online preparing...

Mapping the Internet of Things
From Communications of the ACM

Mapping the Internet of Things

Researchers are discovering surprising new risks across the fast-growing IoT.

Welcome to the Machines
From ACM News

Welcome to the Machines

The home robotics market poised for growth, technological advancement.

Where Is the Ice on Ceres? New Nasa Dawn Findings
From ACM News

Where Is the Ice on Ceres? New Nasa Dawn Findings

At first glance, Ceres, the largest body in the main asteroid belt, may not look icy.

Ephemeral Antimatter Atoms Pinned Down in Milestone Laser Test
From ACM News

Ephemeral Antimatter Atoms Pinned Down in Milestone Laser Test

In a technical tour-de-force, physicists have made the first measurements of how antimatter atoms absorb light.

Scientists Are Frantically Copying U.S. Climate Data, Fearing It Might Vanish Under Trump
From ACM Careers

Scientists Are Frantically Copying U.S. Climate Data, Fearing It Might Vanish Under Trump

Alarmed that decades of crucial climate measurements could vanish under a hostile Trump administration, scientists have begun a feverish attempt to copy reams of...

Posture Could Explain Why Women Get More Vr Sickness Than Men
From ACM TechNews

Posture Could Explain Why Women Get More Vr Sickness Than Men

New studies explore why women experience more motion sickness than men while using virtual reality.

Autonomous Swarmboats: New Missions, Safe Harbors
From ACM TechNews

Autonomous Swarmboats: New Missions, Safe Harbors

Researchers used a combination of software, radar, and other sensors to develop a swarm of autonomous rigid hull inflatable boats and other small boats that can...

Elevator Makers Think Outside the Box, and Even Sideways
From ACM News

Elevator Makers Think Outside the Box, and Even Sideways

ThyssenKrupp's new $43 million elevator test tower soars 246 meters (808 ft) above the German town of Rottweil, but the company's lifts chief is not only thinking...

Nasa Releases New Eye-Popping View of Carbon Dioxide
From ACM News

Nasa Releases New Eye-Popping View of Carbon Dioxide

A new NASA supercomputer project builds on the agency's satellite measurements of carbon dioxide and combines them with a sophisticated Earth system model to provide...

­.s. Moves Exascale Goalpost, Targets 2021 Delivery
From ACM TechNews

­.s. Moves Exascale Goalpost, Targets 2021 Delivery

The U.S. timeline for achieving exascale supercomputer performance will be accelerated by one year.

California to Regulate Energy ­se of Desktop Computers and Monitors
From ACM TechNews

California to Regulate Energy ­se of Desktop Computers and Monitors

The California Energy Commission on Wednesday agreed to pass new regulations for energy efficiency in desktop computers and monitors.

Tech Giants Open Virtual Worlds to Bevy of AI Programs
From ACM News

Tech Giants Open Virtual Worlds to Bevy of AI Programs

The Minecraft video game was familiar to José Hernández-Orallo long before he started using it for his own research.

Google's Improbable Deal to Recreate the Real World in Vr
From ACM News

Google's Improbable Deal to Recreate the Real World in Vr

Let a thousand virtual worlds rain down from the clouds. Or rather, the cloud.
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