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From Communications of the ACMChris Edwards| September 1, 2022
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
A three-dimensionally-printed microscope could detect COVID-19 in a drop of blood through the use of digital holographic microscopy and deep learning.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | August 18, 2021
A robotic eel designed by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne can swim through water and receive sensory data while in motion.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | August 16, 2021
Engineers at the University of Minnesota have designed a prototype smart bicycle which they say can protect itself from collisions.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | June 7, 2021
Researchers at the University of Chicago (UChicago) have developed a wireless, nose-worn device that can enable directional smell using tiny electrical impulses...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | May 21, 2021
Researchers say it is possible to use mirrors to generate a light beam with multiple classical entanglements.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | April 28, 2021
A new smart bandage could reduce the number of in-person doctor's visits required for patients with open wounds.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | April 2, 2021
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed a new algorithm that enables artificial intelligence models to account for uncertain data.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | April 1, 2021
The Search-And-Rescue DrOne platform integrates aerial drones, artificial intelligence, and smartphones to find survivors of disasters using signals from their...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | February 24, 2021
Finnish and Danish researchers have developed an algorithm that boosts diversity of exposure on social networks, while still ensuring widely shared content.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | January 25, 2021
A Philadelphia-based pilot study tested an application for volunteers, which alerts them to opioid overdoses requiring naloxone.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | December 8, 2020
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a technique for three-dimensionally printing plastic objects that communicate with Wi-Fi devices without...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | October 9, 2020
Taiwan has largely controlled the propagation of the coronavirus, which an international team of researchers credit mainly to the emergency deployment of big data...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | March 26, 2020
An alliance of Chinese government groups, banks, and technology firms plans to launch one of the first blockchain networks constructed and maintained by a central...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | March 23, 2020
A team of researchers has developed a supercomputer simulation that successfully models a key part of a process that produces solar flares.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | November 25, 2019
Researchers in South Korea have developed a biometric system that uses a transducer to generate vibrations and sound waves that can be used to identify individuals...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | November 11, 2019
Baylor University researchers have developed a free smartphone app that uses machine learning to flag eye disease from personal photos, as much as a year ahead...IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | October 7, 2019
IEEE Spectrum's 2019 roster of leading programming languages once again ranks Python in the top slot.
IEEE Spectrum From ACM TechNews | September 9, 2019