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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A Computer System Allows a Machine to Recognize a Person's Emotional State
Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and Universidad de Granada have developed a computer system that automatically recognizes the emotional state of...
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Nuclear 'space Battery' Bests Solar in Curiosity Mars Mission
If you're going to Mars with an SUV-size robot, you'll need a really good energy supply.
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10 Robots Inspired by Animals and Insects
All the research in the world can't beat millions of years of evolution.
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Cyberwar Explodes in Syria
A familiar digital chime rang on the computer. Someone was calling via Skype from Syria.
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Why Are Humans Scared of Robots?
"If popular culture has taught us anything, it is that someday mankind must face and destroy the growing robot menace." Author and robotic engineer Daniel H Wilson's...
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The Problem With Landing Humans on Mars (and How to Fix It)
When NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory—scheduled to lift-off from Cape Canaveral later this week—touches down on the Red Planet in August of 2012, the one-ton probe...
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Russian Probe Misses Mars Trip
Russia's stranded Phobos-Grunt spacecraft reportedly has lost its main opportunity to go to Mars, land on one of its moons and return to Earth with a sample....
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How to Get Your Kid Into an Elite Computer Science Program
Robotics competitions, programming skills tip the scales for college applicants; being a girl helps.
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Brave NUI World
Natural user interface developments, such as Microsoft's Kinect, may indicate the beginning of the end for the mouse.
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The Rise of Molecular Machines
The field of molecular computing is achieving new levels of control over biochemical processes and fostering sophisticated connections between computer science...
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H(ackers)2O: Attack on City Water Station Destroys Pump
Hackers gained remote access into the control system of the city water utility in Springfield, Illinois, and destroyed a pump, according to a report released...
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Cyberwar Most Likely to Take Place Among Smaller Powers, Experts Say
Most Americans who worry about cyberwarfare are concerned that it will be directed against the United States. But the truth is that cyber conflict is far more...
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A Touchscreen You Can Really Feel
The texture of a touchscreen can be controlled to provide users with tactile feedback, according to researchers at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne...
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Panoramic Tool Lets sers Observe Dynamic Imagery
New imagery available through Carnegie Mellon's GigaPan Time Machine lets users move in space and time to explore the sun, a beehive, or the chlorophyll content...
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Mapping a World of Human Activity
With the world networked on an unprecedented scale, and the global population hitting 7 billion only weeks ago, we are living in a uniquely interconnected era,...
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A New Perspective on Crime Scenes
In 2009, to better record crime scenes, the New York City Police Department began using the Panoscan, a camera that creates high-resolution, 360-degree panoramic...
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Misconceptions in Ai: Or Why Watson Can't Talk to Siri
On Tuesday night, I was schooled by Watson on playing Jeopardy in an exhibition match at the Computer History Museum. I discovered that despite our fear of the...
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New Computer Interfaces Challenge Touch Screens
Researchers at several recent conferences have shown how new interfaces could change the future of human-computer interaction.
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