Communications of the ACM
Python-Based Compiler Achieves Performance Speedups
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The Quantum Threat
Cryptographers are developing algorithms to ensure security in a world of quantum computing.
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Machine Learning, Meet Whiskey
Technologies are coming increasingly closer to approximating the human senses of taste and smell.
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Robotic Implants
Scientists are developing tiny medical machines that stretch the definition of the term "robot."
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Sensors on the Brain
Implantable wireless monitors give researchers a new look inside the human body.
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Bias in Technology
As leading companies release troubling diversity statistics, experts search for solutions.
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What's Next For Digital Humanities?
New computational tools spur advances in an evolving field.
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The Hyper-Intelligent Bandage
Scientists are developing smart, sensor-packed dressings to help heal chronic wounds.
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Sensing Emotions
How computer systems detect the internal emotional states of users.
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Translation By Technology
A switch to machine learning techniques has led to steady improvements in automated translation.
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Intelligent Living
After years of false starts, the smart home is gaining momentum.
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The New Digital Medicine
Affordable, connected, personal medical devices are slowly changing the nature of health care.
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Printing Houses on the Moon
How do you create structures on other worlds when the expense of carrying building materials there is so great?
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Wearables For Animals
Wearable technologies help pet and livestock owners know their animals better than ever before.
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New Models in Cosmetics Replacing Animal Testing
A European law spurs scientists to develop computational simulations capable of predicting the toxicity of cosmetics.
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