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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Can We Trust Autonomous Weapons?
Nations consider using defense systems that can make their own lethal decisions.
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Containers Push Toward the Mayfly Server
The container revolution represents a large-scale shift in thinking about multitasking systems.
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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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Rescue Robot 'sees' With Drone Eyes
Researchers in Japan have developed a prototype construction robot that can be used for disaster relief.
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Researchers Explore New 2d Materials That Could Make Devices Faster, Smaller, and Efficient
An international team of scientists has conducted new research into two-dimensional materials, a class of nanomaterials only a few atoms in thickness.
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Construction Greener and More Efficient With Intelligent Software
Researchers at the U.K.'s University of Warwick have developed technology they say could boost the fuel efficiency and environmental friendliness of construction...
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AI Contest Aims to Build the Communications Network of the Future
Participants in the Spectrum Collaboration Challenge can win millions of dollars for developing a radio frequency spectrum allocation system powered by artificial...
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The New Intel: How Nvidia Went From Powering Video Games To Revolutionizing Artificial Intelligence
Nvidia cofounder Chris Malachowsky is eating a sausage omelet and sipping burnt coffee in a Denny's off the Berryessa overpass in San Jose.
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Hacker Lexicon: What Is Perfect Forward Secrecy?
Encryption keeps your secrets, until it doesn't.
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Theory Challenging Einstein's View on Speed of Light Could Soon Be Tested
The newborn universe may have glowed with light beams moving much faster than they do today, according to a theory that overturns Einstein's century-old claim that...
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'hackathon' Attempts to STEM Proliferation of Fake News
A hackathon inspired by the influence of fake news on the U.S. presidential election seeks to incentivize the prioritization of truth.
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Driverless Cars to Hit the Road in Ontario Early Next Year
The University of Waterloo's Center for Automotive Research in Canada will begin testing an autonomous vehicle on Ontario's public roads early next year.
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The Many Ways Lasers Help S See the World More Clearly
Think of lasers and what springs to mind?
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Google's Hand-Fed AI Now Gives Answers, Not Just Search Results
Ask the Google search app "What is the fastest bird on Earth?," and it will tell you.
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Genevieve Bell: 'humanity's Greatest Fear Is About Being Irrelevant'
Genevieve Bell is an Australian anthropologist who has been working at tech company Intel for 18 years, where she is currently head of sensing and insights.
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Batman's Kitchen Teaches w Students How to Play Cybersecurity
Batman's Kitchen is providing University of Washington students the opportunity to learn about information security and practice their cybersecurity skills.
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Clemson Scientists nveil Software That Revolutionizes Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Modeling
Clemson University researchers have developed computational software for wildlife habitat connectivity modeling.
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Professor Develops Algorithm to Improve Online Mapping of Disaster Areas
University of Tennessee, Knoxville researchers have developed an algorithm that indicates, following a disaster, which areas need detailed mapping first, which...
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Erich Bloch, IBM Pioneer Who Later Led National Science Foundation, Dies at 91
Bloch was the first U.S. National Science Foundation director to come from a business rather than academic background, and the first without a doctoral degree. ...
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