Communications of the ACM
A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Computational Photography Comes Into Focus
Advances in computational photography are making image capture the starting point. The technology is transforming the field.
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Body of Knowledge
Electronic textiles and smart clothing promise to weave new, improved computing capabilities into the fabric of our lives.
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Seeing the Big Picture
Lensless cameras and other advances in digital imaging, computational optics, signal processing, and big data are transforming how we think about photography.
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It's Time For Smartwatches!
Smartwatches are moving from science fiction to reality, but there are questions on whether they will become a part of mainstream computing.
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Autonomous Vehicles Roll Forward
Self-driving vehicles will likely provide substantial benefits, and introduce new challenges.
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Museums Go Mobile
Mobile apps are redefining and reinventing the modern museum, ushering in a new era of interactivity and immersion.
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A New Approach to Information Storage
Disk drives and solid-state drives have long served as the foundation for computer storage, but breakthroughs in molecular and DNA science could revolutionize the...
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All the Items Fit to Print
3-D printing has come of age. It promises to revolutionize a wide range of industries and profoundly change the way people buy and consume.
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Using Robots to Treat Autism
Therapists and researchers are experimenting with robots to interact with children with autism; the technology, and the technique, could revolutionize the field...
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Commercial Drones Take Flight
Commercial drones are poised to revolutionize a wide range of industries, though regulatory and privacy concerns have created some resistance.
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Vanishing Electronics
Engineers are reinventing electronics by building safe devices that dissolve in the body or within the environment. The technology could redefine everything from...
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A New Model For Healthcare
Computer modeling is radically redefining healthcare and epidemiology by providing new tools for understanding the impact of different intervention strategies.
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Has Apple Lost its Mojo?
Cracks have begun to appear on Apple's road to invincibility.
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Feel the Disruption
Apple has been a leader in digital revolution disruption, and its iPhones and iPads aren't finished marginalizing PCs or making today's household and industrial...
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On the Digital Trail
Forensics experts increasingly use data from digital devices to solve crimes, fight lawsuits, and unravel accidents.
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Apple Designs the Future
It’s impossible to look anywhere these days without noticing how profoundly Apple has influenced design and computing interfaces.
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The Secretive Life of Apple
The Apple-Samsung trial revealed some secrets about Apple's inner workings such as — despite founder Steve Jobs' public statements — the Cupertino company conducts...
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Advertising Gets Personal
Online behavioral advertising and sophisticated data aggregation have changed the face of advertising and put privacy in the crosshairs.
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Jobs vs. Gates, Redux
It’s difficult to find two people who have had a greater influence on people’s lives than Steve Jobs and Bill Gates.
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