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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Robot Finds Lost Items
A robotic arm can track down lost items using a camera and radio frequency antenna attached to its gripper.
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Intel's Neuromorphic Chip Gets Major Upgrade
Loihi 2 packs 1 million neurons in a chip half the size of its predecessor.
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Chip Shortages Likely To Linger Through 2022
Building capacity for new chips is a lengthy process.
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Post-Quantum Cryptography: Protecting Today from Tomorrow
Crafting more difficult algorithms to protect secrets so they are resilient to future quantum computers is creating, in effect, post-quantum cryptography.
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Exoskeleton Research Demonstrates Importance of Training
Stanford University scientists found training is critical for reaping the benefits of exoskeleton use.
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Robots Take Over Italy's Vineyards as Wineries Struggle with COVID-19 Worker Shortages
Vintners are turning to automation amid pandemic-driven labor shortages.
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Capturing Light: Ergonomic Photodetector for the Trillion-Sensor Era
Researchers demonstrated a highly efficient system of photodetectors that can surmount the constraints of conventional light-to-frequency conversion circuits.
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How Supercomputers Can Help Fix Our Wildfire Problem
Fires spread with a complexity that scientists can pick apart little by little, thanks to lasers, sensors, and some of the most powerful computers.
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When Accidents Happen, Drones Weigh Their Options
New research by scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is focused on gauging unmanned aerial vehicles' ability to recover from malfunctions...
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Pandemic Pushes Chinese Tech Giants to Roll Out More Courier Robots
Chinese technology giants Alibaba, Meituan, and JD.com plan to increase their courier robot fleets fourfold to more than 2,000 by next year.
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Teams Develop Code to Coordinate Robots, Win $535,000 in Space Robotics Challenge
Seven teams that competed in the NASA Space Robotics Challenge were awarded a total of $535,000.
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How an 11-Foot-Tall 3D Printer Is Helping to Create a Community
Three-dimensional printing can create nearly any object. A partnership in Mexico is putting that theory to the test, building a village for residents living in...
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Why Robots Can't Sew Your T-Shirt
Machines can print textiles, cut fabric, and fold clothes, but it's hard to train them to sew as fast and precisely as humans.
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Researchers Discover Vulnerability in Widely-Used Method for Securing Phone Data
Researchers demonstrated how an attack on low-end Android phones targetted a standard encryption process.
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Quantum Computing Hits the Desktop, No Cryo-Cooling Required
An Australian-born startup says it has developed a quantum microprocessor that runs happily at room temperature.
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3D-Printed Vaccine Patch Offers Vaccination Without a Shot
Scientists have engineered a three-dimensionally-printed vaccine patch that offers more protection than a typical shot in the arm.
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Robots Scurry Through Underground Scavenger Hunt to Advance Technology
Eight teams directed robots through an underground scavenger hunt in the final segment of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Subterranean Challenge...
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It's Time to Establish a Quantum Computing Strategy, Study Suggests
There's a critical mass of tech leaders interested in quantum computing, and current challenges to its widespread implementation are surmountable, says Classiq....
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Scaffolding Robot Buttresses Tipping Construction Industry
Like few other sectors, construction is being inundated with robots and technology.
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