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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.


Looking Within
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Looking Within

Biosensing takes medical diagnostics to a deeper level.

Capturing Carbon
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Capturing Carbon

Can carbon-capture technologies take the heat off climate change?

A Softer Approach to Robotics
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A Softer Approach to Robotics

Soft robots are moving from the research lab to the real world.

Using Physics Data to Refocus Computer Vision
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Using Physics Data to Refocus Computer Vision

Exploring ways to supplement conventional computer vision data with metadata collected from physics-based sensors and systems.

Distilling What We Know
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Distilling What We Know

Researchers look to cut large GPT models down to size.

Pneumatic Computing Gains Air of Importance
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Pneumatic Computing Gains Air of Importance

The emergence of pneumatics as a computing tool could alter many fields and lead to new innovations.

3D Modeling Draws on AI
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3D Modeling Draws on AI

Artificial intelligence can unlock speed and quality improvements in three-dimensional graphics.

A New Chemistry
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A New Chemistry

Oxygen-ion batteries power forward.

Solar Energy Turns a New Leaf
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Solar Energy Turns a New Leaf

Focusing on the use of artificial photosynthesis through solar leaf technologies.

Wood Transistors Take Root
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Wood Transistors Take Root

A new direction for electronics?

Better Algorithms through Faster Math
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Better Algorithms through Faster Math

The search for new algorithms that could reduce the time needed for multiplication is now at the center of data science.

A Focus on X-Ray Vision
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A Focus on X-Ray Vision

Seeing past the distractions to what is inside.

Researchers Flesh Out Biocomputing
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Researchers Flesh Out Biocomputing

Drawing Intelligence from actual brain cells could deliver human-like cognition in diverse fields.

Can Digital Wallets Save Cryptocurrency?
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Can Digital Wallets Save Cryptocurrency?

Seeking a better deal for bitcoin and its ilk in Web3 and the Metaverse.

AI Rewrites Coding
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AI Rewrites Coding

Even as software grows increasingly complex, artificial intelligence helps to simplify and automate coding tasks.

Passkeys Unlock a New Era for Authentication
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Passkeys Unlock a New Era for Authentication

A potential alternative to passwords.

Ambient IoT Gets Down to Business
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Ambient IoT Gets Down to Business

Highly flexible, inexpensive low-energy sensors combined with pervasive connectivity and artificial intelligence deliver real-time triggers without human intervention...

Computational Linguistics Finds Its Voice
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Computational Linguistics Finds Its Voice

Advances in artificial intelligence permit computers to converse with humans in seemingly realistic ways.

Swarm Robotics Moves Forward
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Swarm Robotics Moves Forward

Drawing inspiration from nature to enable complex behaviors.

Technology Transforms Textiles
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Technology Transforms Textiles

Robotic fabrics sense motion and movements, and adapt accordingly.
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