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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3D-Printed 'Living Material' Could Clean Up Contaminated Water
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego created an "engineered living material" for clearing water of contaminants.
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A Softer Approach to Robotics
Soft robots are moving from the research lab to the real world.
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Flaw Found in Apple Devices Led to Spyware Infection: Researchers
Researchers at Canada-based Citizen Lab found a vulnerability in Apple devices was used to spread spyware from Israeli cyber-intelligence group NSO.
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What Do Neurons, Fireflies, and Dancing the Nutbush Have in Common?
Computer scientists and mathematicians have designed a framework for evaluating synchronized phenomena.
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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...
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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.
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First Human-Derived Body Part 3D-Printed in Space
U.S. aerospace company Redwire said it has three-dimensionally-printed a human body part in space for the first time.
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How To Talk To An AI
An ordinary human's guide to getting extraordinary results from a chatbot like ChatGPT.
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Toughest Known Structure Discovered by Autonomous Robot Lab
The Bayesian experimental autonomous researcher robotics laboratory at Canada's University of Toronto has discovered the most energy-absorbent mechanical structure...
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AI Could Smuggle Secret Messages in Memes
Computer scientists claim to have created the first algorithm for seamlessly concealing messages in realistic text, images, or audio.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Decoding Speech
Working to translate thoughts to speech or actions via a brain-computer interface.
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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...
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AI Rivals Human Nose When Naming Smells
Researchers developed a graph neural network that reliably matched human volunteers' identification of 55 odors, then predicted the smells of 500,000 additional...
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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...
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How to Engineer a Reliable $1 Sensor for Safe Drinking Water
Engineers at the University of Chicago and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee developed a potentially mass-producible $1 sensor that can detect contaminants...
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Major Websites Are Blocking AI Crawlers From Accessing Their Content
In the AI era, publishers are more aggressively blocking crawlers because there's no upside, for now, in handing over their data to AI companies.
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