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Using Psychology to Bolster Cybersecurity
From Communications of the ACM

Using Psychology to Bolster Cybersecurity

Getting into the minds of attackers to protect the enterprise.

Soft Robot Walks by Repeatedly Blowing Itself Up
From ACM TechNews

Soft Robot Walks by Repeatedly Blowing Itself Up

Researchers at Cornell University and Israel's Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have engineered a soft quadruped robot that locomotes via internal combustion...

Researchers Unlock Chip-Based Thermionic Cooling for Quantum Computers
From ACM TechNews

Researchers Unlock Chip-Based Thermionic Cooling for Quantum Computers

Researchers at Finland's VTT Technical Research Center designed a device that could potentially cut cooling costs for dilution-refrigerated quantum computers 10...

Driverless Car Company Using Chatbots to Make Its Vehicles Smarter
From ACM TechNews

Driverless Car Company Using Chatbots to Make Its Vehicles Smarter

U.K.-based driverless car company Wayve has tapped chatbot technology to question its vehicles about their driving decisions.

Breakthrough Way to Train Neuromorphic Chips
From ACM TechNews

Breakthrough Way to Train Neuromorphic Chips

A research team has developed a neuromorphic chip that does not require training via external software.

Israel Builds Airspace Network of Drones
From ACM TechNews

Israel Builds Airspace Network of Drones

Autonomous air taxis were demonstrated in Jerusalem, Israel, last week, taking off from Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital and flying over the city before landing back...

Japan's SLIM Moon Lander Is Carrying a Transforming Ball Robot
From ACM TechNews

Japan's SLIM Moon Lander Is Carrying a Transforming Ball Robot

Last week, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched the Smart Lander for Investigation Moon probe with a small, spherical lunar explorer aboard.

Brain Surgery Visualization using NavTech from Self-Driving Cars
From ACM TechNews

Brain Surgery Visualization using NavTech from Self-Driving Cars

Scientists created a real-time endoscopic neurosurgery guidance method similar to the navigational technologies used in autonomous cars.

A Softer Approach to Robotics
From ACM News

A Softer Approach to Robotics

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

Mathematicians Find 12,000 Solutions for Three-Body Problem
From ACM TechNews

Mathematicians Find 12,000 Solutions for Three-Body Problem

Mathematicians have identified 12,392 new stable orbital arrangements for three objects as allowed by Isaac Newton's laws of motion, also known as the three-body...

As AI Grows, Las Vegas Workers Brace for Change
From ACM TechNews

As AI Grows, Las Vegas Workers Brace for Change

Workers in Las Vegas are closely watching employers' adoption of artificial intelligence and other technologies rise as they strive to cut labor costs.

British Columbia Split on Safety of Self-Driving Cars
From ACM TechNews

British Columbia Split on Safety of Self-Driving Cars

A study by researchers at Canada's University of British Columbia found that a period of gradual transition will be necessary for road users to feel comfortable...

Study Explores Potential of Robotic-Assisted TMS for Depression
From ACM TechNews

Study Explores Potential of Robotic-Assisted TMS for Depression

Scientists in South Korea compared a custom robotic system developed for transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) coil placement to traditional manual methods in...

New Codes Could Make Quantum Computing 10 Times More Efficient
From ACM News

New Codes Could Make Quantum Computing 10 Times More Efficient

Quantum computing is still really, really hard. But the rise of a powerful class of error-correcting codes suggests that the task might be slightly more feasible...

Analog and Digital: The Best of Both Worlds in One Energy-Efficient System
From ACM TechNews

Analog and Digital: The Best of Both Worlds in One Energy-Efficient System

A new device combines ultra-thin two-dimensional semiconductors and ferroelectric materials, with the goal of integrating digital logic and brain-inspired analog...

New Route to a Quantum Internet
From ACM TechNews

New Route to a Quantum Internet

Researchers have developed a method for connecting quantum devices over long distances that involves sending telecom-ready light emitted from a single ion implanted...

'Smart' Glasses Skew Power Balance with Non-Wearers
From ACM TechNews

'Smart' Glasses Skew Power Balance with Non-Wearers

Researchers at Cornell and Brown universities found that wearers of augmented reality or smart glasses hold certain advantages, according to non-wearers.

Hackathon Offers Glimpse of Quantum Potential
From ACM TechNews

Hackathon Offers Glimpse of Quantum Potential

The U.K.'s National Quantum Computing Centre recently held its second quantum hackathon at the University of Birmingham,

A New Protocol to Reliably Demonstrate Quantum Computational Advantage
From ACM News

A New Protocol to Reliably Demonstrate Quantum Computational Advantage

This protocol relies on mid-circuit measurements and a cryptographic technique.

Chinese Robot Waiters Fuel Korean Anxiety Over Labor Shortages
From ACM TechNews

Chinese Robot Waiters Fuel Korean Anxiety Over Labor Shortages

South Koreans are anxious over a flood of cheap Chinese robot waiters amid labor shortages, population declines, and growing rivalry with Chinese technology firms...
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