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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The Sun and Jupiter Could Reveal Space-Time Ripples
Ripples in space-time could squeeze and stretch the sun and Jupiter, forming a gigantic gravitational-wave detector in our own celestial backyard.
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Haptic Holograms Let You Touch the Void in Vr
Feeling is believing. A system that uses sound waves to project "haptic holograms" into mid-air—letting you touch 3D virtual objects with your bare hands—is poised...
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Google and Nasa Ride D-Wave to a Quantum Future
They could be the most powerful computers in the world—so perhaps it's no surprise that the biggest internet company on the planet is testing one out.
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Time Cloak sed to Hide Messages in Laser Light
A "time cloak" that conceals events rather than objects can hide secret messages through a trick of light, making information invisible to all but the intended...
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Human Thoughts sed to Switch on Genes
Could a futuristic society of humans with the power to control their own biological functions ever become reality?
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Brain Decoder Can Eavesdrop on Your Inner Voice
Talking to yourself used to be a strictly private pastime.
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Computers Are Learning to See the World Like We Do
What animal is in the picture above?
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Future Scenarios Show How Easily Ebola Could Explode
Just how bad will the Ebola outbreak in West Africa get?
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Wearable Tech Lets Boss Track Your Work, Rest and Play
Some jobs come with a uniform. For an increasing number of employees, that uniform will soon include a badge that tracks everything they do.
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Wonder Stuff: Glass That Will Store Your Info For Ever
New meticulously focused lasers are close to enabling a durable transparent material such as glass to serve as a long-term data storage solution.
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Found: Closest Link to Eve, Our niversal Ancestor
A man who died in 315 BC in southern Africa is the closest relative yet known to humanity’s common female ancestor—mitochondrial Eve.
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Real Holodeck Turns Your Living Room Into a Game
Good news, Star Trek fans: Microsoft has created a prototype Holodeck that transforms an entire room into a virtual gaming environment.
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Hong Kong Protesters se a Mesh Network to Organise
Hong Kong's mass protest is networked. Activists are relying on a free app that can send messages without any cellphone connection.
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Gaze-Tracker Lets You Connect to Devices with a Glance
An eye-tracking camera calculates where the wearer is looking, and transmits it to all the nearby Internet-connected devices, such as stereos and TVs, via Wi-Fi...
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Quantum Internet Could Keep S Safe from Spying Eyes
Quantum networks are quietly spreading across the world.
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No Easy Parking Spot For First-Ever Comet Landing
Landing on a comet will be even harder than we thought.
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Google's Fact-Checking Bots Build Vast Knowledge Bank
Google is building the largest store of knowledge in human history—and it's doing so without any human help.
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Traffic Light Hackers Could Cause Jams Across the US
Branden Ghena pulls his car up under a traffic light in a city in Michigan.
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