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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Keeping Secrets in a Quantum World
Cryptographers are working on data-encryption schemes strong enough to withstand attacks from future quantum computers.
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Researchers Simplify Switching for Quantum Electronics
Exploiting a quantum effect electrically brings it closer to practical use.
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Japan Show Provides Glimpse of Robots as Future of Rescue Efforts
The Japan Mobility Show highlighted robotic technologies that could help address the nation's aging population and worker shortage.
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Milestone Achieved in New Quantum Computing Architecture
Scientists have extended the coherence time for a unique class of quantum bit (qubit) to 0.1 milliseconds, topping the previous record by nearly 1,000-fold.
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Making Genetic Prediction Models More Inclusive
Computer scientists created a more inclusive, more accurate genetic prediction model by using computational and statistical techniques to study individuals' unique...
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Scientists Manipulate Quantum Fluids of Light, Bringing us Closer to Next-Generation Unconventional Computing
What sets this development apart is the ability to manipulate polariton condensates without relying on the commonly utilized excitation profiles of polaritons. ...
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Underwater Robot Helps Scientists Clarify Antarctic Ice Melting
A team of scientists in the U.S. and New Zealand used the Icefin underwater robot to explore Antarctic ice crevasses to better understand their role in rising global...
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The App Store–But for Cars–May Not be Far Off
Automaker General Motors has released a suite of open source application programming interfaces so software developers can build apps that integrate with connected...
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2023 ACM-IEEE CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowship Recipients Named
ACM and IEEE named the recipients of the 2023 ACM-IEEE CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowships.
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Breakthrough in Collaborative Magnetic Microrobotics
Researchers at the Netherlands' University of Twente engineered two 1-millimeter-sized magnetic microrobots to pick up, move, and assemble cubes collaboratively...
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Apple AirTags Can Track Lost Suitcase, but Slow to Alert for Stalking
A study by Northeastern University researchers found that notifications to iPhone users of their close proximity to an unknown AirTag are not timely and can be...
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AI Tool Discovers Supernova
An international team of researchers created an artificial intelligence-based system able to discover and verify supernovas.
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California DMV Suspends Cruise Deployment, Testing Permits
California's Department of Motor Vehicles says General Motors' Cruise vehicles are not "safe for the public's operations."
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N.Y. State Bill Would Require Background Checks to Buy 3D Printers
Proposed legislation would require subjecting consumers to criminal history background checks before permitting them to purchase certain three-dimensional printers...
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Better 'Map' of the Lights You See When You Close Your Eyes Can Improve 'Bionic Eye' Outcomes
A method of mapping phosphenes developed by researchers at Australia's Monash University could help patients receiving cortical visual protheses achieve better...
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Atom Computing First to Announce a 1,000+ Qubit Quantum Computer
A startup company has upped its qubit count by an order of magnitude in two years.
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Your Face May Soon Be Your Ticket. Not Everyone Is Smiling
Facial recognition software is speeding up check-in at airports, cruise ships and theme parks, but experts worry about risks to security and privacy.
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Brain-Wave Cap Saves Lives by Identifying Strokes
The StrokePointer brain-wave cap designed by researchers in the Netherlands can diagnose large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke while patients are in an ambulance....
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The Race to Save Secrets from Future Computers
China, Russia, and the U.S. are racing to find ways to prevent future quantum computers from cracking long-supported encryption protocols.
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