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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An Algorithm Helps Protect Mars Curiosity's Wheels
There are no mechanics on Mars, so the next best thing for NASA's Curiosity rover is careful driving.
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New Natural Selection: How Scientists Are Altering Dna to Genetically Engineer New Forms of Life
Before human beings wrote books or did math or composed music, we made leather.
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That Ball Was Hit a Country Mile, or 495 Feet If You're Into Hard Data
Spoiler alert: If you wish to continue enjoying gargantuan home runs in the future with unspoiled pleasure, free of all polynomial equations, read no further. If...
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10 Most Important Open Source Networking Projects
Networking vendors use open source projects as platforms for enterprise projects, or as the underlying technology for some of the world's largest networks.
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How Quantum Trickery Can Scramble Cause and Effect
Albert Einstein is heading out for his daily stroll and has to pass through two doorways.
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nder Pressure, Western Tech Firms Bow to Russian Demands to Share Cyber Secrets
Western technology companies, including Cisco, IBM and SAP, are acceding to demands by Moscow for access to closely guarded product security secrets, at a time...
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CM to Harness Power of Collaboration to Advance Artificial Intelligence
Carnegie Mellon University plans to establish one of the largest and most experienced collaborative research groups in the world.
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Drones That Drive
Researchers are developing robots that can maneuver around on land and fly through the air.
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Most People Expect Humans Will Grow to Trust, Even Love, AI
Most people expect artificial intelligence eventually will earn the trust and even affection of humans.
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Here's What You Need to Know About the Google E.u. Fine
The European Union's head of antitrust enforcement announced a record $2.7 billion fine against Google on Tuesday, accusing the search engine for illegally favoring...
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How Silicon Valley Pushed Coding Into American Classrooms
At a White House gathering of tech titans last week, Timothy D. Cook, the chief executive of Apple, delivered a blunt message to President Trump on how public schools...
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Eyes In the Sky
One of America's least known National Historic Landmarks may also be its ugliest. It''s kept hidden inside Building 32 on the grounds of the Johnson Space Center...
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Iu Study Finds Most People Aren't as Happy as Their Friends on Social Media
A study by researchers at Indiana University found people with the most connections on social media are happier.
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What Exactly Do You Mean When You Say 'best'?
Researchers have developed a system for interpreting sarcastic statements in social media.
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Facial Recognition May Boost Airport Security But Raises Privacy Worries
Passengers at Boston's Logan International Airport were surfing their phones and drinking coffee, waiting to board a flight to Aruba recently when a JetBlue agent...
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Synthetic Iris Could Let Cameras React to Light Like Our Eyes Do
An artificial iris can open and close in response to sunlight without any other outside control, just like the ones in your eyes.
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Building a Brain May Mean Going Analog
Analog circuits consume less power per operation than CMOS technologies, and so should prove more efficient.
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Cracking the Code on DNA Storage
Researchers are tapping DNA to create a new and different type of storage media. The technology could prove revolutionary.
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