Communications of the ACM
Cybersecurity Protects Food, Agriculture
Protecting the U.S. food supply from cyberattack.
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Wearable Sweat Sensor Detects Molecular Hallmark of Inflammation
A multi-institutional team of researchers created a wearable skin sensor that can detect the C-reactive protein inflammation biomarker in perspiration.
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Male Flies Are Better at Mating After Fighting Off Robotic Rival
Scientists found laboratory-reared male fruit flies appear to become more adept at mating after engaging with robotic replicas of rival males.
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3D-Printed Ceramics May Increase Gas Turbine Fuel Efficiency
Researchers found three-dimensionally-printed ceramic gas turbines have greater heat tolerance than those made from conventional metals.
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A.I. May Someday Work Medical Miracles. For Now, It Helps Do Paperwork
The best use for generative A.I. in health care, doctors say, is to ease the heavy burden of documentation that takes them hours a day and contributes to burnout...
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The Race to Prevent 'the Worst Case Scenario for Machine Learning'
A.I. companies have an edge in blocking the creation and distribution of child sexual abuse material. They've seen how social media companies failed.
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Robot Uses Fake Raspberry to Practice Picking Fruit
Scientists engineered a robot that practiced raspberry-picking on a silicone raspberry mockup with an artificial stem to ensure it learned how to handle the fragile...
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VR Suit Could Help You 'Feel' Things in the Metaverse
Engineers at Switzerland's ETH Zurich constructed a full-body tactile suit to amplify immersive virtual reality experiences.
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Google Backs Creation of Cybersecurity Clinics with $20-Million Donation
Google CEO Sundar Pichai pledged $20 million to support and expand the Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics.
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The Rise of the Chatbots
How do we keep track of the truth when bots are becoming increasingly skilled liars?
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Outsmarting Deepfake Video
Looking for truth, when "it's becoming surprisingly easy to distort reality."
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Robot Grows Plants as Well as Humans, but Uses Less Water
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, developed a robot gardener that can grow plants as capably as humans, while saving more water.
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Mapping by Human Brain Project Advances Understanding of Neuroreceptor Organization
Human Brain Project scientists have gained new insights into the arrangement of neurotransmitter receptors in the brain through a new mapping.
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Nuclear Transport Fleet Testing AI-Powered Sails
The U.K.'s fleet for transporting spent nuclear fuel aims to retrofit the ships with artificial intelligence-driven sails to reduce fuel costs and emissions.
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Unleashing Photonic Computing Potential Through Artificial 'Life'
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have used optical hardware for cellular automata, implementing computer models with evolving behaviors in...
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A Wearable Robotic Assistant That's All Over You
The Calico assistive robot developed by researchers at the University of Maryland can be worn on the user's clothes, where it runs along a track to perform various...
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Welcome to White Castle. Would You Like Human Interaction with That?
Fast-food chains like White Castle are deploying artificial intelligence-enabled chatbots in drive-throughs.
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AI Helps Show How the Brain's Fluids Flow
A team of scientists created artificial intelligence-based velocimetry measurements to quantify the flow of fluids around cerebral blood vessels in the human brain...
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