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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Musical Chairs? Swapping Seats Could Reduce Orchestra Aerosols
Researchers used a computer model to determine whether rearranging musicians could significantly reduce aerosol buildup on the stage of a concert hall.
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ML Methods Could Improve Environmental Predictions
New process- or knowledge-guided machine learning techniques can predict flow and temperature in river networks more accurately even when data is scarce.
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Rembrandt's 'Night Watch' on Display with Missing Figures Restored by AI
Researchers at the Rijksmuseum in the Netherlands used artificial intelligence to restore missing parts of Rembrandt’s "The Night Watch."
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NASA Struggles to Restore Aging Payload Computer on Hubble Space Telescope
NASA may have to resort to the backup system.
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Meteorite-Hunting Drones Could Help Find Freshly Fallen Space Rocks
A team of scientists used drones and machine learning to try to find just-landed meteorites.
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Developers are Fans of Blockchain, but Most Have Not Used it Much at Work
A survey finds that most people are interested in Ethereum, but only 24% of surveyed developers have built anything with blockchain.
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Digitizing Rural Land Records, 1 Drone at a Time
The Indian government's Svamitva project involves the use of drone technology to survey the inhabited areas of rural villages.
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Algorithm That Predicts Deadly Infections Is Often Flawed
An algorithm designed to forecast sepsis infections is significantly lacking in accuracy.
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Quantum Data Link Established Between 2 Distant Chinese Cities
Researchers created a secure quantum link extending 511 kilometers (almost 320 miles) between two Chinese cities.
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Israeli Researchers Develop Electronic Nose to Detect Diseases, Poisons
An artificial nose can distinguish between different types of bacteria, viruses, and poisonous gases .
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Researchers Identify Best Strategy to Reduce Human-Bear Conflict
Researchers have developed a computer model to determine the most effective ways to reduce conflict between people and bears.
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Can AI Predict How Sick You'll Get From COVID? San Diego Scientists Think So
Researchers used artificial intelligence to determine why COVID-19 symptoms can vary among patients.
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Science Denial, Partisanship on Social Media Indicate Where COVID-19 Strikes Next
A machine learning-assisted social media analysis could help predict where COVID-19 will emerge based on anti-science views and political ideology.
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We Investigated Whether Digital Contact Tracing Actually Worked in the U.S.
A year ago, engineers built apps to track potential virus exposure. Our research shows the impact has been mixed—but there's still potential.
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Algorithm that Predicts Deadly Infections is Often Flawed
A study found that a system used to identify cases of sepsis missed most instances and frequently issued false alarms.
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Amazon Brings Cashierless Tech to Full-Size Grocery Store
Amazon deployed its Just Walk Out cashierless retail system in its newest Seattle-based Amazon Fresh physical grocery outlet, its first use in a full-size store...
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Underwater Robot Offers Insight into Mid-Ocean 'Twilight Zone'
Scientists used the underwater robot Mesobot to capture high-resolution images of slow-moving organisms in the mid-ocean "twilight zone" region.
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The Future of Supply Chains
Droids, drones, and driverless technologies are fueling a supply chain revolution.
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Charles M. Geschke (1939-2021)
Charles M. Geschke helped create the modern world of computing, where beautiful typography and expressive, artistic graphics are as integral to most users' experience...
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