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A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Hugh Herr and the Liberating Age of Bionics
"It's extraordinary that we live in this day and age with all our wonderful modern technology, and still we have shoes that give us blisters," says Hugh Herr, with...
From ACM Opinion
Censoring the News Before It Happens
Every day in China, hundreds of messages are sent from government offices to website editors around the country that say things like, "Report on the new provincial...
From ACM TechNews
Cern's Hadron Collider Research Fueled By Openstack
CERN is rebuilding its Large Hadron Collider and re-architecting its data center infrastructure based on OpenStack Grizzly.
From ACM TechNews
Five-Year-Olds to Learn Programming and Algorithms in Major Computing Curriculum Shake-p
The U.K. Department for Education has added programming and algorithm teaching for children as young as five years old to that nation's computing curriculum.
From ACM Careers
In Head-Hunting, Big Data May Not Be Such a Big Deal
Q. How is Big Data being used more in the leadership and management field?
From ACM Careers
This Is the Woman at the Heart of Everything Google Builds
There was a time when Melody Meckfessel juggled two wardrobes: one for one Google, and one for the rest of her life.
From ACM Careers
The Only Thing Programmers Have to Fear Is... All of These Things
Software developer is generally considered a pretty good job, and with good reason.
From ACM TechNews
Colleges Work to Retain Women in STEM Majors
Higher education institutions are working to encourage women to pursue majors in science, technology, engineering, and math.
From ACM News
Indiana niversity Launches Data Capacitor Ii
Indiana University's new five-petabyte Data Capacitor "will accommodate our storage requirements for a while."
From ACM News
A Cutting-Edge Second Look at the Battle of Gettysburg
The technological limits of surveillance during the American Civil War dictated that commanders often decided where to deploy their troops based largely on what...
From ACM TechNews
The Quest For Seamless, High-Quality Virtual Reality
New virtual-reality peripherals are garnering attention as they enable users to feel truly present in a VR environment by addressing the challenge of movement.
From ACM TechNews
Coding Camps For Kids Rise in Popularity
Coding camps for children are becoming increasingly popular amid an expanding initiative to inspire more youths to seek computer science degrees.
From ACM News
Spark: Open Source Superstar Rewrites Future of Big Data
Ram Sriharsha works in the engine room powering one of Silicon Valley's most influential companies. He’s an engineer at Yahoo.
From ACM TechNews
Linux Foundation Sees Broadening Role For Developers
The Linux Foundation is expanding its training options to help Linux developers.
From Communications of the ACM
Keeping Computers Cool From the Inside
New techniques could cut the power required to avoid overheating.
From Communications of the ACM
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.
From ACM News
Don Knuth and the Art of Computer Programming: The Interview
Fifty years after starting the 'Art of Computer Programming,' Don Knuth is still working hard at the project.
From ACM News
Huge Holograms Offer Medics More Memorable Classes
A system which uses giant holograms to help medical students master their subject has been pioneered by two London-based junior doctors.
From ACM Careers
Sizing p Big Data, Broadening Beyond the Internet
In his young career, Jeffrey Hammerbacher has been a scout on the frontiers of the data economy.
From ACM TechNews