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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ACM Prize Awarded to Pioneer in Quantum Computing
ACM has named Scott Aaronson the recipient of the 2020 ACM Prize in Computing for his pioneering contributions to quantum computing.
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The State of Quantum Computing
Recent developments in the field may signal quantum technology will soon be ready for prime time.
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Deep Learning Aces Protein Folding
In a long-running prediction challenge, DeepMind's algorithms change the game.
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Higher Education Readies for a Quantum Leap
The nascent quantum industry is calling on higher education to begin preparing a quantum workforce with a broader, less specialized range of technical skills.
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DARPA's Subterranean Challenge Scores
The U.S. Defense Department agency has been sponsoring underground circuit competitions for robotic hardware systems for the last three years.
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Majorana Meltdown Jeopardizes Microsoft's Quantum Computer
Majorana particles would make perfect qubits to build a large quantum computer, but their creation and detection in 2018 was probably no more than overinterpreted...
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Synthetic Data: Even Better than the Real Thing?
Societal issues and new tools are driving synthetic data uptake. How does it stack up against its real-life counterpart?
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ENIAC Turns 75
The first programmable electronic general-purpose digital computer was introduced to the world on Valentine’s Day in 1946.
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The Scramble for Post-Quantum Cryptography
Quantum computers are expected to undermine today's computer security.
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Autonomous Shipping Charts Its Course
The maritime industry wades into digitalization; will it float?
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A Touch of Reality
The field of haptics—the use of technology to simulate touch, feeling, and motion—is finally hitting its stride.
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The Next Best Thing to Being There
Encouraged by the pandemic, augmented and mixed realities bring new views to end-users in medicine, industry, and the military.
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