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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Cracking the Code on DNA Storage
Researchers are tapping DNA to create a new and different type of storage media. The technology could prove revolutionary.
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Making Chips Smarter
Advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning are motivating researchers to design and build new chips to support different computing models.
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The Future of Semiconductors
Researchers are looking for new ways to advance semiconductors as Moore's Law approaches its limits.
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Are Computer Chips the New Security Threat?
Security researchers have identified a technique for installing a backdoor on computer chips, a security flaw that could profoundly change the computing industry...
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Cracking the Code on Biology
Genetic engineering promises to revolutionize everything from agriculture and biofuels to medicine and food safety.
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Better Memory
Advances in non-volatile memory are changing the face of computing and ushering in a new era of efficiencies.
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Automotive Systems Get Smarter
Automotive infotainment systems are driving changes to automobiles, and to driver behavior.
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Between the Lines
Smartphone apps are driving changes in the way people park. Sensors, crowdsourcing, and big data are making it easier to find open parking spots.
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Smart Transportation Networks Drive Gains
Transportation engineers and city planners are looking to information technology to redefine traffic management in urban areas. With the opportunity, however, comes...
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Weathering a New Era of Big Data
Increased computing power combined with new and more advanced models are changing weather forecasting.
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How Computers Are Changing Biology
Sophisticated computer models and simulations are replacing test tubes and beakers. This revolution in biology research is redefining medicine, agriculture, and...
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A New Approach to Information Storage
Disk drives and solid-state drives have long served as the foundation for computer storage, but breakthroughs in molecular and DNA science could revolutionize the...
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All the Items Fit to Print
3-D printing has come of age. It promises to revolutionize a wide range of industries and profoundly change the way people buy and consume.
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Vanishing Electronics
Engineers are reinventing electronics by building safe devices that dissolve in the body or within the environment. The technology could redefine everything from...
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A New Model For Healthcare
Computer modeling is radically redefining healthcare and epidemiology by providing new tools for understanding the impact of different intervention strategies.
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Advertising Gets Personal
Online behavioral advertising and sophisticated data aggregation have changed the face of advertising and put privacy in the crosshairs.
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Digitally Possessed
Virtual possessions play an increasingly important role in our daily lives. How we think about them and deal with them is changing the way we think and interact...
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Policing the Future
Computer programs and new mathematical algorithms are helping law enforcement agencies better predict when and where crimes will occur.
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Living in a Digital World
Technology has created new opportunities to connect and interact. Yet, researchers are increasingly concerned that heavy technology usage is changing people's behavior...
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