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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ML Method Makes Better Predictions of Material Properties Using Low Quality Data
Nanoengineers have developed a new machine learning method that uses low-quality data to predict material properties with greater accuracy than existing models....
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MeitY Collaborates With Amazon to Set Up India's First Quantum Computing Lab
India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said it is collaborating with Amazon Web Services to develop a Quantum Computing Applications Lab.
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How Lobsters Can Help Make Stronger 3D-Printed Concrete
Special three-dimensional printing patterns designed by researchers at Australia's Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology were inspired by lobster shells.
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Moore's Law: What Comes Next?
Moore's Law challenges point to changes in software.
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The State of Virtual Reality Hardware
Advances in VR hardware could finally take the technology mainstream.
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Jellyfish-Inspired Robot Could Be Used to Explore Coral Reefs, Archaeological Sites
A robot developed by researchers at the U.K.'s University of Edinburgh and University of Southampton mimics the efficient swimming movements of the moon jellyfish...
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Autonomous Racing Is Coming to Indianapolis With the Indy Autonomous Challenge
The Indy Autonomous Challenge, announced during the 2021 CES show, will be a spec race with mechanically identical cars, and software that each team hopes will...
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NASA Readies Astrobee Flying Robots for Serious Space Science
Astrobee flying robots are being prepared by astronauts on the International Space Station, to help perform science investigations.
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Robotic Swarm Swims Like a School of Fish
Fish-inspired robots can synchronize their movements like an actual school of fish, without outside control.
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Side-Channel Attack Can Recover Encryption Keys From Google Titan Security Keys
Researchers at French security company NinjaLab found a vulnerability impacting chips used in Google Titan and YubiKey hardware security keys.
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Venice Is Watching Tourists' Every Move
Officials in Venice, Italy, are using technology to track the number of tourists in the city, and where they go.
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Superconducting Microprocessors? Turns Out They're Ultra-Efficient
Researchers at Japan's Yokohama National University report the creation of the first prototype superconducting microprocessor, which they said has no electrical...
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Hack the Army Bug Bounty Challenge Asks Hackers to Find Vulnerabilities in Military Networks
The Defense Digital Service and HackerOne are calling on military and civilian hackers to identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the U.S. Army's computer systems...
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Microscanner Mirrors Replace Human Vision
Researchers have developed a microscanner mirror for LiDAR systems that enables the three-dimensional scanning of a vehicle's surroundings out to more than 200...
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As Coronavirus Cases Surge, So Do Cyberattacks Against the Healthcare Sector
Cybersecurity firm Check Point found a 45% increase in cyberattacks against the global healthcare sector since November, versus a 22% uptick against all worldwide...
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Scientists Paint Multicolor Atlas of the Brain
A novel technique developed by Columbia University researchers helped to map neural network dynamics in the C. elegans worm.
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Rediscovering RISC-V: Apple M1 sparks renewed interest in non-x86 architectures
With the runaway success of the new ARM-based M1 Macs, non-x86 architectures are getting their closeup. RISC-V is getting the most attention from system designers...
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The Tech That Will Invade Our Lives in 2021
Spoiler: We're looking at another year of Internet services dominating many aspects of our lives.
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How DOE Researchers Are Using AI, Robots to Design the Successor to Lithium-Ion Batteries
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Joint Center for Energy Storage Research are using artificial intelligence and robots to design an organic redox-flow...
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