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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Software Aims to Ensure Fairness in Crowdsourcing Projects
The debate rages on about whether crowdsourcing is a win-win for workers, as well as for employers.
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Ntu Invention Transforms Plain Surfaces Into Low-Cost Touchscreens
Researchers have developed a low-cost system that could turn a whiteboard, glass window, or a wooden tabletop into a responsive, touch-sensitive surface.
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Father's Genetic Quest Pays Off
Hugh Rienhoff says that his nine-year-old daughter, Bea, is "a fire cracker", "a tomboy" and "a very sassy, impudent girl". But in a forthcoming research paper,...
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Keeping Computers Cool From the Inside
New techniques could cut the power required to avoid overheating.
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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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Backing Creativity
Hacker spaces are spreading around the world, though some government funding is raising questions.
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Big Data: When Cars Can Talk
The technologies already exist to allow vehicles to communicate with each other, with an ultimate benefit of safer roads.
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Big Data Sleuthing, 1960s Style
America's intelligence agencies have long prodded the frontiers of computing and data analysis as the most demanding of customers, willing to pay whatever it takes...
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How Big Data Helps Big Cities
June 1 marked the first National Day of Civic Hacking, during which cities across the United States invited programmers to come together and improve local government...
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Century-Old Science Helps Confirm Global Warming
A new NASA and university analysis of ocean data collected more than 135 years ago by the crew of the HMS Challenger oceanographic expedition provides further confirmation...
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Rice Unveils Method For Tailoring Optical Processors
Rice University researchers have developed a method for arranging metal nanoparticles in geometric patterns that can act as optical processors.
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ACM Honors Computing Innovators
ACM's awards celebrate achievements in networks, information retrieval, multi-agent systems, computer science education, versatile compiler technologies, and more...
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Proofs Probable
Shafi Goldwasser and Silvio Micali laid the foundations for modern cryptography, with contributions including interactive and zero-knowledge proofs.
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The Future Is Flexible Displays
Manufacturers hint that bendable screens are coming soon, but academics argue that many engineering challenges remain.
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Augmented-Reality Glasses Bring Cloud Security Into Sharp Focus
The possibility of a new $200-billion-plus industry has cloud security experts bracing for the ramifications.
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The Future of Propaganda: Sean Gourley on Big Data and the 'war of Ideas'
In 2009, Sean Gourley, an Oxford-trained physicist, gave a TED talk called "The Mathematics of War."
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Intel Fuels a Rebellion Around Your Data
Intel Labs is launching a data economy initiative to help consumers realize more of the value of their personal digital information.
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Group Helps to Improve Use of Colossal Digital Library 'Europeana'
The UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country's IXA Group has enhanced the use of the vast Europeana digital library.
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