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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Army of a Million Microscopic Robots Created to Explore on Tiny Scale
University of Pennsylvania researchers have developed microscopic robots that move by themselves, using an actuator fashioned from a thin layer of platinum.
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F-16 Pilot Took on AI in a Dogfight. Here's Who Won
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency recently hosted virtual "AlphaDogFight Trials," in which an artificial intelligence program easily beat a U.S. Air...
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Amazon Launches Grocery Store with 'Smart' Shopping Carts, Alexa Guides
Amazon on Thursday opened its first Fresh grocery store in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, featuring no checkout lines, smart shopping carts, and...
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Japanese Town to Test Autonomous Amphibious Bus
The Japanese town of Naganohara will test a consortium's autonomous amphibious bus in a trial beginning in December and running through March 2021.
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Michigan Plans Dedicated Road Lanes for Autonomous Vehicles
The state of Michigan and private partners are planning to build or assign dedicated lanes for autonomous vehicles on a 40-mile section of highway between Detroit...
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Amazon's Cloud Unit to Offer Quantum Computing From Three Tech Companies
Amazon's cloud unit announced a commercial service allowing millions of customers to tinker with early-stage quantum computing platforms from D-Wave System, IonQ...
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Why Did We Go Digital?
Princeton University's Ken Steiglitz feels an attachment to the analog.
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Cosmic Rays May Soon Stymie Quantum Computing
Background radiation that is emitted by trace elements in concrete walls and incoming cosmic rays may be enough to cause decoherence in qubits.
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U.S. Army Robo-Teammate Can Detect, Share 3D Changes in Real Time
U.S. Army researchers have shown that robots equipped with LiDAR can detect physical changes in their environment, and share that information in real time via augmented...
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Do Cloth Masks Work? Supercomputer Fugaku Says Yes
Japan's Fugaku supercomputer, the world's fastest, was used to determine that nonwoven fabric masks block virus-laden respiratory droplets more effectively than...
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Elephants vs Trains: AI Helps Ensure They Don't Collide
Researchers have developed a "smart ear" to help prevent fatal collisions involving elephants and trains in India.
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The Conscience of Silicon Valley
Tech oracle Jaron Lanier warned us all about the evils of social media. Too few of us listened. Now, in the most chaotic of moments, his fears—and his bighearted...
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Direct Communication
Brain-to-Brain interfaces give a new meaning to putting our heads together.
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White House Plans to Boost AI, Quantum Funding by 30%
The Trump administration has proposed a 30% increase in spending in the 2021 U.S. nondefense budget for artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum information science...
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AI Researchers Devise Cheap Data Collection Method to Scale Training Robots
Researchers have created a low-cost method of training robots, in an effort to scale the collection of training data and enable widespread adoption.
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MIT, Boston Dynamics Team Up on Robot for Remote Covid-19 Vital Sign Measurement
A diverse group of researchers developed a robot to remotely measure vital signs in patients for Covid-19 with contactless equipment.
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Army Researchers Develop Sensors for Small Drones
Researchers have developed a novel sensor and software application to help unmanned aerial systems avoid active power lines.
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Scientists Create 3D-Printed Buildings From Soil
Texas A&M University researchers have come up with a technique for using a three-dimensional printer to build greener buildings from soil.
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It's Alive!
Scientists and engineers cross the reality gap, transferring simulated evolution into real machines.
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