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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Morphing Robots Can Grip, Climb, Crawl Like Insects
Three new robotic systems can adapt their shapes to better navigate tough terrain.
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CRISPR Tool Could Help Shred Viruses
Rice University scientists have characterized the three-dimensional structure of one of the smallest known CRISPR-Cas13 systems for shredding or altering RNA.
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Security Companies Are Turning to Robots as the Labor Shortage Bites
Robots increasingly are being used by security services firms to address a shortage of labor and high turnover rates.
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3D Printer Makes Fast, Affordable Delivery of Post Office
A new post office in Bengaluru, India, is the first in the world to be built using a three-dimensional (3D) printer.
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Detect Quakes With 'Raspberry Shakes'
Raspberry Pi-based seismometers can supplement existing networks.
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Men Overran a Job Fair for Women in Tech
The Grace Hopper Celebration is meant to unite women in tech. This year droves of men came looking for jobs.
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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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AI Designs New Robot from Scratch in Seconds
A research team led by Northwestern University scientists created an artificial intelligence capable of designing robots from scratch almost immediately.
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Student Invents Affordable Fire-Fighting Robot
University of Texas at Austin's Siddarth Thakur developed a robot to assist firefighters.
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ChatGPT Can Now Respond With Spoken Words
A newly released version of OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot can interact with users vocally, as well as respond to images.
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Cough Sound Analyzed to Identify the Severity of COVID-19 Patients
A study identified cough characteristics that can help assess the severity of COVID-19 and enable long-term monitoring of patients with respiratory diseases.
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AI Deepfakes Spread Disinformation in Slovak Elections
Disinformation spread over social media in the run-up to the Slovak elections that took place over the weekend, with videos featuring artificial intelligence (AI)...
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Wearable Device Data Links Reduced Sleep, Activity in Pregnancy to Premature Birth Risk
Scientists have associated a lack of sleep and reduced physical activity during pregnancy with the risk of premature birth.
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Three iOS 0-Days Used to Infect iPhone
Researchers said Apple has corrected a series iOS zero-day flaws used to infect Egyptian presidential candidate Ahmed Eltantawy's iPhone with Predator spyware. ...
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AI Is Policing the Package Theft Beat for UPS
UPS and other large logistics companies are rolling out technology to curtail porch piracy.
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Researchers Advance Topological Superconductors for Quantum Computing
Researchers developed a new material system that combines a superconductor and a topological insulator with the goal of making more robust qubits.
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Wearable Optical Device Shows Promise for Detecting Postpartum Hemorrhage
A wearable optical device developed by Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) researchers can detect postpartum hemorrhage early.
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