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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EU Invests
The European Union is spearheading the European Commission's Future and Emerging Technologies program by proposing an investment of roughly €500 million in exploratory...
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Touch, Gesture, Speak, Scan: A 'nui' For Enterprise It
Microsoft's Natal natural user interface (NUI) features heat-sensing displays and an infrared camera and is designed to work as a game controller for the Xbox.
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For Web
Mark Brooks wants the whole Web to know that he spent $41 on an iPad case at an Apple store, $24 eating at an Applebee’s, and $6,450 at a Florida plastic surgery...
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Peeking Into Users' Web History
In a test of Google's privacy protections, European researchers were able to hijack Google's personalized search suggestions to reconstruct users' Web search histories...
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IBM Creates 1:5 Billion Scale Model of the Matterhorn
IBM researchers have demonstrated a patterning technique capable of creating structures as small as 15 nanometers, and say the technology is a simpler and less...
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Sandia Receives National Electronics Reuse/recycling Award
Sandia National Laboratories was one of eight winners among government agency sites competing in the Fiscal Year 2009 Electronics Reuse and Recycling Campaign....
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WhiteHouse.gov Releases Open Source Code
The U.S. White House released some of the custom code behind its website on Thursday (April 22) for the open source community to review, use or improve.
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Facebook v Google for Web Control
Mark Zuckerberg will soon hit the ripe old age of 26. And despite his youth, he clearly possesses no fear as he sets his company's sights on trying to wrest control...
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Math Software to Help Plan Astronaut, Shift Worker Schedules
National Space Biomedical Research Institute researchers have developed software that uses mathematical models to help astronauts and ground support workers adjust...
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Mit Researchers Boost Efficiency of Wireless Power
Wireless power transmission systems become increasingly efficient as more devices are being powered, according to researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of...
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Improving Network Firewalls
Researchers believe that analyzing the constantly changing log files of corporate firewalls can provide more helpful data on computer network traffic and a better...
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Thacker Wins Turing Award
Microsoft's Charles P. Thacker named 56th recipient of ACM's A.M. Turing Award.
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Cloud Computing and Developing Nations
For a growing number of organizations worldwide, cloud computing offers a quick and affordable way to tap into IT infrastructure as an Internet service. But obstacles...
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Happy Birthday, RDBMS!
The relational model of data management, which dates to 1970, still dominates today and influences new paradigms as the field evolves.
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Modeling the Astronomical
Advances in computer technology have changed the way astronomers see and study the universe.
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Study Shows Students Are Addicted to Social Media
A new study from the University of Maryland concludes that most college students are not just unwilling, but functionally unable, to be without their media links...
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Germany Launches Project to Boost It R&d in India
The German-Indian Partnership for IT Systems (GRIP-IT) cooperative project will promote collaboration and forge new ties in promising areas of IT R&D such...
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High-Tech $100 Bill Designed to Combat Counterfeiting
The U.S. has unveiled a new design for the $100 note with advanced technology features to combat counterfeiting.
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An Artificial Eye on Your Driving
Researchers at Tel Aviv University and General Motors are developing algorithms that will enable car-mounted cameras to detect road hazards and alert drivers to...
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