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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Heal Thyself!
Researchers are developing electronic components that have the ability to recognize damage and repair themselves.
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Software-Defined Batteries Take Charge
Researchers are exploring a new generation of batteries that rely on software to define performance.
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Data Is the New Currency
Digital technologies are driving new business models and changing the ways society views products and services.
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Drones Lack Autonomy
Researchers and engineers are exploring ways to help Unmanned Aerial Vehicles choose to fly themselves, and to fly more safely.
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Welcome to Robot Hotel
A new generation of autonomous robots will usher in changes in the hospitality industry and beyond.
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License to Fly
Unmanned aerial vehicles, long used by the military, are entering the commercial sector in growing numbers. Who is going to fly them?
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Apps Change the Face of Computing
As computing evolves and becomes increasingly mobile, apps are fundamentally changing actions…and interactions.
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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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A Sense of Technology
Researchers are working to add smell, taste, and touch to the digital world, but significant challenges remain.
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Facial Recognition Gets Real
Facial recognition and expression analysis technologies are maturing, and they're changing the face of marketing, healthcare, security, and more.
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Gambling with Computers
Researchers are turning to computers, big data, and sophisticated algorithms to improve the odds of picking a winner.
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Taking an Age-Old Approach to i
Web and app designers need to be mindful of the changing capabilities of aging users.
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The Laws of Computing
Expert witnesses in computing sciences navigate complex issues and sometimes-hostile lawyers in order to bring focus and resolution to high-profile legal disputes...
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Museums Go Mobile
Mobile apps are redefining and reinventing the modern museum, ushering in a new era of interactivity and immersion.
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Commercial Drones Take Flight
Commercial drones are poised to revolutionize a wide range of industries, though regulatory and privacy concerns have created some resistance.
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Feel the Disruption
Apple has been a leader in digital revolution disruption, and its iPhones and iPads aren't finished marginalizing PCs or making today's household and industrial...
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On the Digital Trail
Forensics experts increasingly use data from digital devices to solve crimes, fight lawsuits, and unravel accidents.
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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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Jobs vs. Gates, Redux
It’s difficult to find two people who have had a greater influence on people’s lives than Steve Jobs and Bill Gates.
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