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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Iowa State Researchers Test Brain Activity to Identify Cybersecurity Threats
Iowa State University researchers are working to better understand internal cybersecurity threats by measuring brain activity.
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Online Discussion Forums Good For Well-Being, Study Shows
New research associates online forums with positive well-being and even increased community engagement offline.
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Prosthetics That Can Feel, Thanks to the Science of Touch
In 2012, Pennsylvania native Jan Scheuermann ate the most satisfying bite of chocolate of her life.
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Project Elysium Wants to se Vr to Revive Deceased Loved Ones
How far is too far when it comes to pushing the boundaries of virtual reality?
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Tech Giants Help Track Nepal Earthquake Survivors as Communications Are Hit
Global technology companies quickly responded to the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday by helping connect survivors to each other and the world...
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Who's Got the pper Hand? Poker Computer Program Pits Man Against Machine
Carnegie Mellon University's Heads-Up, No-Limit Texas Hold ’em poker tournament pits four of the world's best poker players against a CMU-developed program.
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In Nato Cyber Wargame, Berlya Fends Off Arch-Enemy Crimsonia
Somewhere near Iceland, a new NATO member, Berlya is under cyber-attack, most likely launched from its arch-rival Crimsonia, although the Berlyans can’t be completely...
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OS Innovation Boosts Wi-Fi Bandwidth Tenfold
The prototype WiFO technology uses light-emitting diodes to transmit information, increasing the bandwidth of Wi-Fi systems by a factor of 10.
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Developing a Robotic Therapist For Children
Carlos III University of Madrid researchers are developing an interactive autonomous social therapist robot.
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Cloud Security Reaches Silicon
Researchers are working to implement a way to thwart criminals from inferring computer data based on the pattern in which the machine accesses its memory.
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Should Law Enforcement Have the Ability to Access Encrypted Communications?
People's distress over the privacy of their communications has never been more acute. Whether the fear is over U.S. surveillance or breaches by hackers of unknown...
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Putting the Data Science Into Journalism
News organizations increasingly use techniques like data mining, Web scraping, and data visualization to uncover information that would be impossible to identify...
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Computers That Know How You Feel Will Soon Be Everywhere
Sometime next summer, you'll be able to watch a horror series that is exactly as scary as you want it to be—no more, no less.
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Statcast Arrives, Offering Way to Quantify Nearly Every Move in Game
Which outfielders take the most efficient routes to a fly ball? Which pitcher's curveball has the highest spin rate? Which batter has the fastest speed to first...
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Apple's Swift Makes Quick Strides With Developers
Apple's Swift language has been embraced by developers because of its unique features.
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True or False?
A new Google algorithm would influence search results based on the "trustworthiness" of websites.
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White House and Department of Homeland Security Want a Way Around Encryption
The White House and U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials support arguments by the nation’s law enforcement and intelligence leaders that encryption technology...
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Security Professionals Stymied By Outdated Visualization Tools
Earlier this year, the film Blackhat got high marks for realistic scenes in which hackers and information security specialists work at their computers to hunt down...
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