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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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50 Years Ago, a Computer Pioneer Got a New York Subway Race Rolling
Fifty years ago, Peter Samson, one of the inventors of Spacewar, considered the world's first video game, began another craze underground.
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'space Fabric' Links Fashion and Engineering
Raul Polit Casillas grew up around fabrics. His mother is a fashion designer in Spain, and, at a young age, he was intrigued by how materials are used for design...
From ACM Careers
Find Out If a Robot Will Take Your Job
At a community college in upstate New York, 12 cafeteria workers recently learned that they will lose their jobs—and be replaced by self-serve machines.
From ACM TechNews
Pattern Discovery Over Pattern Recognition: A New Way For Computers to See
Researchers are designing machine-learning systems to enable supercomputers to identify large-scale atmospheric structures in climate data.
From ACM TechNews
Motor Neurons Adjust to Control Tasks
Researchers have found that motor cortical neurons optimally adjust how they encode movements in a task-specific manner.
From ACM TechNews
Cyber Threat Info Sharing Made Easier
The next iteration of the Structured Threat Information eXchange machine-to-machine cyberthreat information-sharing language is nearing completion.
From ACM TechNews
Researchers Harness Heat to Power Computers
Researchers say they have developed a nano-thermal-mechanical device that could help computers use heat as an alternative energy source.
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Internet Atlas Maps the Physical Internet to Enhance Security
Researchers say they have developed the first-ever detailed worldwide map of the Internet.
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Could the S Take Out North Korea's Missiles Before Launch?
A failed missile launch in North Korea Sunday has brought renewed attention to reports that the United States is trying to degrade North Korea's missile capabilities...
From ACM Opinion
Introducing 'operator 4.0,' A tech-Augmented Human worker
The Fourth Industrial Revolution has arrived.
From ACM TechNews
Can a Supercomputing Algorithm Kill Gerrymandering?
A new supercomputing algorithm can determine whether state legislative districts have been unfairly drawn, with the potential of reshaping U.S. electoral politics...
From ACM TechNews
Deep Learning Tells Giraffes From Gazelles in the Serengeti
Researchers used a database of 3.2 million photos to train a deep-learning system to distinguish between 48 animal species.
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Scientists Develop a Novel Algorithm Inspired By Bee Colonies to Help Dismantling Criminal Social Networks
Researchers have developed an algorithm designed to counter both physical and virtual threats to social networks.
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Smart Healthcare ses Stats to Spot a Stumble
Researchers have developed a statistical scheme that detects when senior citizens or others need help after falling.
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Machine Learning Storms Into Climate Research
Climate change researchers are aggressively pushing for the incorporation of machine learning within their field.
From ACM Careers
How Youtube's Shifting Algorithms Hurt Independent Media
At the age of 21, David Pakman started a little Massachusetts community radio talk program.
From ACM TechNews
Tool Checks Computer Architectures, Reveals Flaws in Emerging Design
Researchers at Princeton University have discovered a series of errors in the RISC-V instruction specification that are leading to changes in the new system.
From ACM TechNews
'indistinguishable Photons' Could nleash Quantum Computing
Researchers have developed a new way to generate indistinguishable photons.
From ACM TechNews