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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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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Can VR Mimic Nature's Power to Make Us Healthier?
Scientists are investigating whether virtual reality can offer some of the health benefits of being in nature.
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Computer Model Explains Cats' Sense of Smell
A computational model of a house cat's nose aims to explain the complexity of a cat's sense of smell.
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Apps Aim to Douse Social Media Dumpster Fire
New social apps are being introduced that promote a more positive online environment.
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AI Predicts Potential Nutrient Deficiencies from Space
Geographic areas with populations at high risk of micronutrient deficiencies can be identified using publicly available satellite data and artificial intelligence...
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Moon's Hidden Depths Uncovered with Algorithm
An international team of scientists developed a deep learning algorithm to more deeply explore permanently shadowed regions of the Moon.
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Firefighting Robots Go Autonomous
Firefighting robots can enter buildings that human firefighters cannot. Researchers are working to develop firefighting robots that can make decisions autonomously...
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How Olympic Tracking Systems Capture Athletic Performances
This year's Olympic Games in Tokyo use an advanced three-dimensional tracking system that captures athletes' performances in fine detail.
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New App Tracks Black Rhinos Through Their Footprints
The footprint-identification technique uses software to track black rhinoceros' movements via smartphone-recorded footprints, in order to protect the animals from...
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Geometry Points to Coronavirus Drug Target Candidates
A new study incorporates a mathematical model that predicts protein sites on viruses that might be particularly susceptible to disabling treatments.
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Footstep Sensors Identify People by Gait
Researchers have developed sensors that analyze footsteps by measuring minute floor vibrations.
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Can We Identify Invasive Species Before They Invade?
Researchers have developed models for predicting patterns of damage by invasive insects that attack North American trees.
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Faced with Data Deluge, Astronomers Turn to Automation
Researchers hope to use algorithms to improve multimessenger astronomy.
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Machines That Read Your Brain Waves
Sometimes a technology that's been simmering in the laboratory or the clinic for decades makes the leap to mainstream consumption almost overnight.
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How Smarter Technology Will Feed the Planet
Technology solutions increasingly are being employed to enable more efficient and intelligent agriculture.
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Are Cyborg Warriors a Good Idea?
You already have a lot to worry about. Climate change, fake news, inequality, the stability of democracy. But I feel obliged to point out yet another threat: soldiers...
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Getting the Dirt on Creation, Inside OSIRIS-REx's First Close Look at Bennu
Last week at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) the science team of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission presented their first findings from the asteroid...
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Computers Determine States of Consciousness
A new algorithm can distinguish between unresponsive wakefulness syndrome and a minimally conscious state through the use of electroencephalographic brainwave...
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'Superhuman' AI Triumphs Playing the Toughest Board Games
DeepMind's self-learning AlphaZero algorithm has demonstrated superhuman success at complex board games including chess, shogi, and go.
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