Communications of the ACM
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September 2021
From ACM News
New Family of Ferroelectric Materials Raises Possibilities for Improved Information, Energy Storage
The new materials are made with magnesium-substituted zinc oxide thin films.
From Communications of the ACM
Photonic Processors Light the Way
Highly efficient light-based processors can overcome the bottlenecks of today's electronics.
From Communications of the ACM
A Model Restoration
The architect of the Sagrada Familia appears to have done parametric modeling in his head; software is helping to complete the structure a century later.
From Communications of the ACM
Non-Fungible Tokens and the Future of Art
A new blockchain-based technology is changing how the art world works, and changing how we think about asset ownership in the process.