Communications of the ACM
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
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Technology Aims to Prevent Falls for Elderly
The Move More Live More project in Northern Ireland aims to prevent falls by the elderly by predicting risks that contribute to falls weeks ahead of time.
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Crewless Container Ships Appear on the Horizon
The Norwegian container ship Yara Birkeland eventually will be a crewless vessel that navigates via radar and cameras, feeding sensor data to artificial intelligence...
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Ecologists Deploy Drones to Monitor Deer Population
Ecologists are using aerial drones to monitor fallow deer populations in the U.K.'s Ashdown Forest.
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Supermarket Food Could Soon Carry Eco-Labels
Consumers could soon be checking the environmental impact of food items through an eco-labeling system based on work by researchers at the U.K.'s Oxford University...
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The Lost Masterpieces Being Revealed
Advanced technologies are revealing previously hidden masterpieces.
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Why You May Have a Thinking Digital Twin Within a Decade
Artificial intelligence combined with the Internet of Things allows the digital construction of digital twins that constantly learn from and help improve their...
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Could Contact Lenses Be the Ultimate Computer Screen?
Saratoga, CA-based Mojo is one of a number of companies currently testing smart contact lens products.
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Student-Built Robot Rover on Track to Explore the Moon
Iris, a tiny wheeled robot built by students at Carnegie Mellon University, is expected to be the first uncrewed rover from the U.S. to explore the Moon.
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True Story? Lie Detection Systems Go High-Tech
A new method of lie detection developed by researchers at Israel's Tel Aviv University uses electrodes affixed to the face to determine if someone is lying.
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Robot Artist Ai-Da Released by Egyptian Border Guards
Egyptian border agents have released a British-built robot after detaining it at customs for 10 days.
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Tech Firms Use Remote Monitoring to Help Honey Bees
Technology companies are monitoring honey bee colonies remotely to investigate hive die-offs, in efforts to improve their survival.
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'Farms Are Going to Need Different Kinds of Robots'
Farmers worldwide are using new precision-farming technologies to address agricultural issues.
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Edinburgh Researchers Use Drones to Map Retreating Andes Glaciers
Researchers are using drones to capture images of some of the tallest glaciers in the Andes Mountains as they retreat, the result of climate change.
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Study Finds Quarter of Climate Change Tweets From Bots
Brown University researchers found 25% of 6.5-million Twitter posts about climate change were likely produced by bots, giving the impression of widespread climate...
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Police to Use Facial Recognition Drones to Help Find the Missing
Police Scotland has launched a new aerial drone system to help search for missing people.
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Facial Recognition: School ID Checks Lead to GDPR Fine
The Swedish Data Protection Authority fined the municipality of Skelleftea for using facial recognition to track students in violation of the European Union's General...
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Australia to Police Tech Giants' Algorithms
Australian regulators intend to launch the first office committed to policing algorithms used by technology giants like Facebook and Google, to better understand...
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.K. Drones Map Chernobyl's 'Red Forest'
U.K. researchers used a drone-mapping system they developed to survey Chernobyl's "Red Forest," one of the most radioactive locations on Earth.
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Hackers Beat niversity Cyber-Defenses in Two Hours
Ethical hackers conducted simulated cyberattacks on U.K. university defenses, and were able to successfully access "high-value" information within two hours.
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