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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Computer Model Predicts Crop Yields
Scientists built a computer model that predicts cotton, corn, sorghum, and soybean yields in the southeastern U.S.
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Turning Old Maps into 3D Digital Models of Lost Neighborhoods
Researchers have converted old Sanborn Fire Insurance maps into three-dimensional digital models of historic neighborhoods with a new machine learning technique...
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Paper-Like, Battery-Free, AI-Enabled Sensor for Holistic Wound Monitoring
A battery-free holistic wound monitoring sensor patch uses artificial intelligence to identify the wearer's wounding healing status within 15 minutes.
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Algorithm Finds Sperm In Infertile Men Faster and More Accurately Than Doctors
The tool instantly identifies sperm, then leaves the embryologist to decide whether sperm is really present and if it is viable enough for Intracytoplasmic Sperm...
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How Secure Are Voice Authentication Systems?
Computer scientists have developed an attack that can bypass voice authentication security systems within six attempts.
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Wearable Sweat Sensor Detects Molecular Hallmark of Inflammation
A multi-institutional team of researchers created a wearable skin sensor that can detect the C-reactive protein inflammation biomarker in perspiration.
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More People Are Going Blind. AI Can Help Fight It
Early detection is crucial for treating eye disease. AI-enhanced eye scan analyses could spot warning signs quicker—and reach patients at scale.
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A.I. May Someday Work Medical Miracles. For Now, It Helps Do Paperwork
The best use for generative A.I. in health care, doctors say, is to ease the heavy burden of documentation that takes them hours a day and contributes to burnout...
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Robot Uses Fake Raspberry to Practice Picking Fruit
Scientists engineered a robot that practiced raspberry-picking on a silicone raspberry mockup with an artificial stem to ensure it learned how to handle the fragile...
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VR Suit Could Help You 'Feel' Things in the Metaverse
Engineers at Switzerland's ETH Zurich constructed a full-body tactile suit to amplify immersive virtual reality experiences.
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Atlas of Human Brain Blood Vessels Highlights Changes in Alzheimer's Disease
Scientists created a molecular atlas of human brain blood vessels to highlight Alzheimer's disease-related changes across six regions.
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Atlas of Biomedical Literature Could Help Track Down Fabricated Studies
An atlas of biomedical literature could prove useful in identifying fraudulent studies.
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Computational Advance Will Help Researchers Model Climate with Higher Fidelity
Researchers have proposed an algorithmic improvement that could advance climate modeling by balancing computational resources and precise cloud modeling.
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The Rise of the Chatbots
How do we keep track of the truth when bots are becoming increasingly skilled liars?
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Outsmarting Deepfake Video
Looking for truth, when "it's becoming surprisingly easy to distort reality."
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Mapping by Human Brain Project Advances Understanding of Neuroreceptor Organization
Human Brain Project scientists have gained new insights into the arrangement of neurotransmitter receptors in the brain through a new mapping.
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Wimbledon to Use AI for Video Highlight Commentary
The announcement is part of a wider trend in tennis as the sport embraces technology.
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