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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Highly Dexterous Robot Hand Can Operate in the Dark
Columbia Engineering scientists melded advanced tactile sense with motor learning algorithms into a dexterous robot hand that does not rely on vision.
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Researchers Flesh Out Biocomputing
Drawing Intelligence from actual brain cells could deliver human-like cognition in diverse fields.
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A.I. Is Getting Better at Mind-Reading
In a recent experiment, researchers used large language models to translate brain activity into words.
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Can Artistry Be Built Into a Machine?
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University developed a robot that can paint an abstract acrylic. Is it art?
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'Smart Mines' Drive China's Coal Build-Out
China's mining operators are deploying robots and other technologies to expand its coal industry.
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Commerce Dept. Outlines Plans to Fund Chip Research
The Biden administration defined its strategy to drive cutting-edge microchip research.
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Self-Driving Cars Must Learn the Language of Cyclists to Keep Roads Safe
A study of communications between drivers and cyclists suggests new autonomous vehicle systems must be able to replicate those social interactions to ensure safety...
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AR Art Takes Over British City
The U.K. city of Sheffield has transformed its rooftops into an augmented reality-based art display.
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Industry Out of Phase With Supercomputers
Chip-industry changes threaten U.S. supercomputing.
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Inflatable Drone Can Bounce Off Walls, Perch on Nearly Anything
Arizona State University researchers have developed an inflatable drone that can perch on nearly any object.
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Researchers Develop Small Desktop Robot for Older Adults
The small desktop robot GTIbot can be used to monitor older adults' physical and mental well-being, and even recommend exercises.
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DIY Neurotech: Making BCI Accessible
The costs of hardware required for brain-computer interfaces, particularly electrodes and amplifiers, have made it difficult for researchers outside big tech companies...
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Grasping the Future with a Robotic Hand-Arm Combo
Yale University researchers have created a robotic hand-arm combination that uses algorithms to optimize its degrees of freedom and control though unified movement...
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Wood Transistor Could Let Us Embed Electronics in Trees
An electrochemical transistor made from balsa wood opens up the possibility of embedding sensors and other electronic devices in plants, which could help in agriculture...
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Your Robotic Avatar Is Almost Ready
What the Avatar XPrize revealed about the future of telepresence robots.
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Researchers Combine Electric Poling, 3D Printing into Single Step
The electric poling-assisted additive manufacturing (EPAM) method developed by Purdue Polytechnic Institute researchers combines three-dimensional printing and...
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Organoid Intelligence: Computing on the Brain
Researchers have proposed using brain organoids—spherical masses cultured from neural tissue—as computational systems.
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Used Routers Often Loaded with Corporate Secrets
Scientists from Slovak security firm ESET found that half of the used routers its researchers purchased for testing were loaded with sensitive corporate information...
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Lighting the Way at Nanometer Scales
Light waves bouncing around could replace a significant portion of digital computation.
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