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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Superconducting Qubit Array Points the Way to Quantum Computers
Researchers say they have demonstrated a new level of reliability in a five-qubit array, moving one step closer to making a quantum computer a reality.
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The Forever Disc
Can our digital data represent us a million years from now?
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How Computers Are Changing Biology
Sophisticated computer models and simulations are replacing test tubes and beakers. This revolution in biology research is redefining medicine, agriculture, and...
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Computational Method Dramatically Speeds Up Estimates of Gene Expression, CMU, UMD Researchers Report
Researchers say they have developed a computational method that dramatically speeds up estimates of gene activity from RNA sequencing data.
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Apple's Display Tech Lets Users Interact with 3D Objects in Mid-Air
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published an Apple patent application for an "Interactive three-dimensional display system," which details a method of presenting...
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The Cloud Industry Needs Aereo to Win. But Consumers Need Something Better.
The best way to think about Aereo, the company at the center of this week's Supreme Court battle over the future of computing, is as an example of legal performance...
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Michigan Man Among 1st in U.s. to Get 'bionic Eye'
A degenerative eye disease slowly robbed Roger Pontz of his vision.
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Scientists Develop Antarctic Ice Dating Technique Using Krypton
Using a form of krypton, a chemical element created when cosmic rays hit the planet, scientists have developed a new technique to more accurately date ancient Antarctic...
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Listening to the Big Bang
For six months each year, the perennially dark and wind-swept plains of the southern polar ice cap have an average temperature of about 58 degrees Fahrenheit below...
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U.s. Aims to Defuse Tension Over Control of Internet
The U.S. has agreed to give up supervision of the Internet policy-making body that controls domain names, hoping to satisfy countries that want more international...
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Is There Anything Beyond Quantum Computing?
A quantum computer is a device that could exploit the weirdness of the quantum world to solve certain specific problems much faster than we know how to solve them...
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Jupiter's Radio Emissions Could Reveal the Oceans on Its Icy Moons, Say Planetary Geologists
Among the most exciting destinations in the Solar System are Jupiter's icy moons Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
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Excitons Observed in Action for the First Time
A quasiparticle called an exciton—responsible for the transfer of energy within devices such as solar cells, LEDs, and semiconductor circuits—has been understood...
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Google Algorithm Busts Captcha With 99.8 Percent Accuracy
The algorithm used by Google's Street View team to improve Google Maps also can beat CAPTCHAs with 99.8-percent accuracy.
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The Fuzzy Math Behind the Search For Mh370
Five weeks into the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, more than $30 million has been spent scouring great swatches of the southern Indian Ocean.
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The Telescope Big Enough to Spot Signs of Alien Life on Other Planets
Cerro Armazones is a crumbling dome of rock that dominates the parched peaks of the Chilean Coast Range north of Santiago.
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Trouble with Russia, Trouble with the Law: Inside Europe's Digital Crime Unit
Four black brick towers search upwards to an empty grey sky.
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Biometric Surveillance Means Someone Is Always Watching
Incrimination by selfie can happen.
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Watch the Astounding Dexterity of Honda's Dancing Humanoid Robot
Even in today's rapidly evolving world of technology, there are few things that make your jaw drop when you see them in real life.
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