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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Robot Mimics a 450-Million-Year-Old Extinct Marine Organism
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a new approach to robotics that uses insights from extinct organisms to create soft robots.
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Closing the Inclusion Gap in Computer Science
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University students aim to address the lack of diversity in computer science.
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Native American Representation Lacking in U.S. Tech Roles
A report found that Native American students continue to be underrepresented in U.S. college computer science courses.
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How AI Is Helping Historians Better Understand Our Past
The historians of tomorrow are using computer science to analyze how people lived centuries ago.
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How This Turing Award-Winning Researcher Became a Legendary Academic Advisor
Theoretical computer scientist Manuel Blum has guided generations of graduate students into fruitful careers in the field.
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Should Schools Rely on Government for Cyber Protection?
Can the federal government protect K-12 schools and their students from cyberattacks?
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States Are Calling for More Computer Science Classes. Now They Need Teachers
Code.org reported that every U.S. state had a law or policy in place promoting K-12 computer science education by 2022.
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Raspberry Pi Tracks Unseen Drones Using Sound
Researchers from the universities of Texas and Tennessee used Raspberry Pi computers to track unseen drones with sound.
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Scientists Simulate Ant Warfare Using Age of Empires Computer Game
Scientists used the computer game "Age of Empires" to simulate ant ‘warfare’, in efforts to eradicate an invasive ant species.
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Biomedical Digital Twins
Considering the transformative possibilities of simulated models of biological phenomena and systems at multiple scales.
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The Fight to Repair
How the battle over the right to repair is tipping in favor of consumers.
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Using Psychology to Bolster Cybersecurity
Getting into the minds of attackers to protect the enterprise.12