Communications of the ACM
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September 2022
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Neural Networks Predict Forces in Jammed Granular Solids
A team of researchers used machine learning and computer simulations to create a tool for predicting force chains within granular solids.
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Computational Model Could Speed Development of Semiconductors for Quantum Applications
A new computational model can forecast how doping semiconductor material zinc selenide with halogen elements chlorine and fluorine changes its optical properties.
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Pushing the Frontiers of Mathematical Research
Computer proof assistants are being used to create online libraries of mathematical theorems and proofs.
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Teen Invents ML Tool to Detect Elephant Poachers in Real Time
According to the teen, the software is four times more accurate than existing state-of-the-art detection methods.
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Everything Apple Announced
Wednesday's iPhone launch event saw the release of four new iPhone models, plus an Apple Watch built to take a beating.
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Digital Twins Could Help Society Solve Key Sustainability Challenges
The transformative power of digital twins could be the answer to adapting to environmental changes, helping to democratize global efforts to reach net zero.
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Ian Foster To Receive ACM-IEEE CS Ken Kennedy Award
The grid computing pioneer is recognized with one of the high-performance computing field's most prestigious honors.
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The Animal Translators
Researchers are using machine learning systems to decode animal communication.
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YouTube More Likely to Direct Election-Fraud Videos to Users Doubting 2020 Election
Researchers found YouTube algorithms were more likely to recommend election fraud-related videos to users who already doubted the legitimacy of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
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Why 'Erasure' Could Be Key to Practical Quantum Computing
Researchers have developed a method for error correction in a quantum computer's calculations.
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Scientists Create Remote-Controlled Cyborg Cockroaches
An international team of scientists outfitted insects with a wireless control module to create remote-controlled cyborg cockroaches.
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Organizations Spending Billions on Easy-to-Bypass Malware Defense
Research suggests that hackers can easily circumvent Endpoint Detection and Response systems, the malware detecting and blocking solutions on which organizations have spent billions.
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What Deep Learning Algorithms Can Teach Us About Snow
The DeepPrecip neural network developed by Fraser King and colleagues at the University of Waterloo models weather in order to measure annual snowfall and snowmelt in the context of climate change.
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An Apple Watch for Your Five-Year-Old?
Parents in the U.S. are increasingly buying Apple Watches for children as young as five years old as a short-term substitute for cellphones.
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Japan Declares 'War' on the Humble Floppy Disk in Digitization Push
Japan's government will review around 1,900 government processes that still require the use of floppy disks, CDs, or mini disks, as part of an initiative to eliminate outdated tools.
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Algorithm Uncovers Secrets of Cell Factories
An algorithm developed by researchers at Sweden's Chalmers University of Technology can predict how fast enzymes work based on the sequence of amino acids that make up the enzymes.
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French Bureaucrats: We Won't Be Enslaved by Robots
France's highest administrative court dismissed the notion that artificial intelligence threatens humanity.
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Scientists Demonstrate Biodegradable Printed Circuit
Researchers have created a recyclable and biodegradable three-dimensionally printed circuit.
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How AI Is Driving the Esports Boom
Artificial intelligence is helping the esports industry take the world by storm.
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Competition Makes Big Datasets the Winners
Measurement has driven research groups to home in on the most popular datasets, but that may change as metrics shift to real-world quality.
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The Road to 6G
Looking past 5G to sixth-generation wireless technology.