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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Deep Learning for Biology
Four years ago, scientists from Google showed up on neuroscientist Steve Finkbeiner's doorstep.
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New Study Brings Antarctic Ice Loss Into Sharper Focus
A NASA study based on an innovative technique for crunching torrents of satellite data provides the clearest picture yet of changes in Antarctic ice flow into the...
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Researchers Find Tweeting in Cities Lower Than Expected
Researchers at the University of Illinois Coordinated Science Lab say they have found that fewer people tweet per capita from larger cities than in smaller ones...
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Twitter Bars Tactics sed by 'Bots' to Spread False Stories
Twitter Inc said on Wednesday it would no longer allow people to post identical messages from multiple accounts, cracking down on a tactic that Russian agents and...
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Multidisciplinary Team Receives DARPA Award to Develop Novel Magnetic Materials
Researchers have received a U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency award to develop novel magnetic materials by unlocking the power of skyrmions.
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New Algorithm Can Pinpoint Mutations Favored by Natural Selection in Large Sections of the Human Genome
A new algorithm can identify mutations in the human genome favored by natural selection.
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Snake-Inspired Robot Uses Kirigami to Move
Researchers have developed a soft robot without any rigid components that moves like a snake.
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Physicists Create New Form of Light
Researchers have demonstrated the successful interaction of photons, which could clear a path toward using light particles in quantum computing.
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Programming a DNA Clock
Nature is a master at constructing biological machines and circuits, including the ones that maintain the body's internal clock, copy genes or help cells move. ...
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Inching Closer to a DNA-Based File System
When it comes to data storage, efforts to get faster access grab most of the attention. But long-term archiving of data is equally important, and it generally requires...
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The State of Fakery
How digital media could be authenticated, from computational, legal, and ethical points of view.
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The Construction Industry in the 21st Century
Three-dimensional printing and other new technologies are revitalizing the business of building buildings.
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In Pursuit of Virtual Life
Scientists are simulating biological organisms and replicating evolution in the lab. How far can they expand the boundaries of virtual life?
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Sessions Forms .S. Cyber Task Force After Election Warnings
The Justice Department will have until the end of June to report its findings.
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The Car of the Future Will Sell Your Data
Picture this: You're driving home from work, contemplating what to make for dinner, and as you idle at a red light near your neighborhood pizzeria, an ad offering...
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Fake News 'Vaccine': Online Game May 'Inoculate' by Simulating Propaganda Tactics
A new online game is designed to provide "general immunity" against fake news and propaganda.
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Copycatch
Researchers in India have created a deep-learning algorithm to help people identify doctored images by focusing on specific areas of the human face.
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Building a Passion for STEM Studies Among Women and Girls
Just 20% of Canada's post-secondary science, technology, engineering, and math students currently are female.
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Are Bots a Danger for Political Election Campaigns?
Researchers in Germany have probed the extent to which autonomous social bots were used on Twitter during Japan's general elections in 2014.
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