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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Researchers in MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, working with colleagues at the University of Washington, have developed a new computer...MIT News Office From ACM News | May 5, 2014
A quasiparticle called an exciton—responsible for the transfer of energy within devices such as solar cells, LEDs, and semiconductor circuits—has been understood...MIT News Office From ACM News | April 22, 2014
Using a laser to place individual rubidium atoms near the surface of a lattice of light, scientists at MIT and Harvard University have developed a new method for...MIT News Office From ACM News | April 10, 2014
When he was in elementary school, Scott Aaronson, like many mathematically precocious kids of his generation, dreamed of making his own video games.MIT News Office From ACM Opinion | April 7, 2014
Suppose you're trying to navigate an unfamiliar section of a big city, and you’re using a particular cluster of skyscrapers as a reference point.MIT News Office From ACM News | April 4, 2014
Researchers plan to demonstrate an analytics technique suggesting that, in a wide range of real-word scenarios, lock-free algorithms can provide wait-free performance...MIT News From ACM TechNews | March 24, 2014
Researchers say they have created a robotic fish that is the first self-contained autonomous soft robot capable of rapid body motion. MIT News From ACM TechNews | March 17, 2014
Soft robots—which don’t just have soft exteriors but are also powered by fluid flowing through flexible channels—have become a sufficiently popular research topic...MIT News Office From ACM News | March 13, 2014
Since he was a graduate student, Armando Solar-Lezama, an associate professor in MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been working...MIT News Office From ACM News | February 25, 2014
Researchers say they have developed a system that combines existing robotic control programs to enable multiagent systems to collaborate in complex ways. MIT News From ACM TechNews | February 12, 2014
Writing a program to control a single autonomous robot navigating an uncertain environment with an erratic communication link is hard enough; write one for multiple...MIT News Office From ACM News | February 12, 2014
Transparent displays have a variety of potential applications—such as the ability to see navigation or dashboard information while looking through the windshield...MIT News Office From ACM News | January 22, 2014
MIT Media Lab professor emeritus Marvin Minsky, 86, a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence, has won the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award...MIT News Office From ACM News | January 17, 2014
Finding the most efficient way to transport items across a network like the U.S. highway system or the Internet is a problem that has taxed mathematicians and computer...MIT News Office From ACM News | January 9, 2014
Researchers have uncovered unexpected features of graphene that appear under extreme conditions, which could allow the material to be used for exotic applications...MIT News From ACM TechNews | December 26, 2013
A new algorithm makes subtle changes to various points on a face to make it more memorable without changing the subject's overall appearance. MIT News From ACM TechNews | December 20, 2013
WiTrack is a new a three-dimensional (3D) motion-tracking technology that uses radio signals to track a person through walls and other obstacles. MIT News From ACM TechNews | December 16, 2013
Imagine playing a video game like Call of Duty or Battlefield and having the ability to lead your virtual army unit while moving freely throughout your house.MIT News Office From ACM News | December 12, 2013
Lidar rangefinders, which are common tools in surveying and in autonomous-vehicle control, among other applications, gauge depth by emitting short bursts of laser...MIT News Office From ACM News | December 5, 2013