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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.


Alphabet Project Uses Light Beams to Bring Broadband to Remote Regions
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Alphabet Project Uses Light Beams to Bring Broadband to Remote Regions

An Alphabet X innovation lab project has been working on a high-speed wireless optical communications network that uses beams of light instead of cables or radio...

Hybrid 3D-Printing Bioinks Help Repair Knee Cartilage
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Hybrid 3D-Printing Bioinks Help Repair Knee Cartilage

Researchers engineered two new three-dimensional (3D) printing hybrid bioinks that can be used to print a replacement for damaged knee cartilage.

Quantum Entanglement Demonstrated on Tiny CubeSat in Orbit
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Quantum Entanglement Demonstrated on Tiny CubeSat in Orbit

Researchers at the National University of Singapore have demonstrated quantum entanglement on a mini-satellite orbiting earth.

Multifunction E-Glasses Track the Brain, Eyes, and More
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Multifunction E-Glasses Track the Brain, Eyes, and More

Researchers have developed prototype multifunctional e-glasses equipped with flexible electrodes near the ears and eyes.

AI Gauges Head Injuries by Classifying Brain Lesions
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AI Gauges Head Injuries by Classifying Brain Lesions

Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence algorithm that can detect and classify different types of brain lesions, to gauge the impact of a head injury...

Robot Completes First Round of 'Supermicrosurgeries' on Human Patients
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Robot Completes First Round of 'Supermicrosurgeries' on Human Patients

A new robot has successfully performed its first round of supermicrosurgical procedures.

Pressure-Sensing Drone Designed to Inspect Skyscrapers
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Pressure-Sensing Drone Designed to Inspect Skyscrapers

Researchers at the Shenyang Institute of Automation in China have developed a prototype autonomous hexacopter drone that can inspect glass skyscrapers more quickly...

LiveTag Is Out to Make Dumb Objects Smart
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LiveTag Is Out to Make Dumb Objects Smart

University of California, San Diego researchers are developing a Wi-Fi-based system using inexpensive tags that can be stuck to everyday non-electronic objects....
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