Communications of the ACM
Pen-Based Computing: Still Looking For The Write App
The sector, once popular, is searching for applications and users.
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More Eyes on the Skies
The future, it is often said, belongs to those who plan for it.
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Harold Edgerton: The Man Who Froze Time
Every time you use the flash on your smartphone or camera, you should give silent praise to Harold Eugene Edgerton.
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Surgical Robots Deliver Care More Precisely
Computer-controlled robotic surgical systems and tumor-targeting radiation systems provide a greater level of precision in treatment than doctors alone can provide...
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Researchers Probe Security Through Obscurity
Obfuscation protects code by making it so impenetrable that access to it won't help a hacker understand how it works.
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NASA Upgrades Humanoid Robot in Space
Robonaut 2, a humanoid robot that has been working on the International Space Station since 2011, is getting a series of upgrades.
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Birdsongs Automatically Decoded by Computer Scientists
Researchers have developed a successful way of identifying bird sounds from large audio collections.
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Transistor Successor Set to Bring on "the Machine" Age Soon
A replacement for the ordinary transistor may make it to market by the end of this decade, an event that will herald a radical redesign of traditional computer...
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Future Electronics May Depend on Lasers, Not Quartz
A new method of stabilizing microwave signals in the gigahertz range uses a pair of laser beams as the reference instead of a crystal.
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Hearts Stars Trial Software That Predicts Injuries
New software could be used to determine when athletes are at risk to suffer an injury.
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Researchers Develop a Wikipedia of Fact-Checking During Natural Disasters
Researchers have developed an online platform for crowd-sourcing the veracity of information posted to social media.
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New Dimension in Scoreboard Watching
The seemingly endless prairie that blankets this part of the United States would seem to be an unlikely place for one of the largest makers of sports video displays...
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People in Leadership Positions May Sacrifice Privacy For Security
Researchers are examining how people with high-status job assignments assess security and privacy, and how impulsive or patient they are in making decisions.
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Virtual Finger Takes Scientists Through 3D Landscapes
Scientists will be able to use software called the Virtual Finger to navigate three-dimensional images of biological structures on computer screens.
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Scientists Track Quantum Errors in Real Time: Step Toward Age of Quantum Computing
Researchers have brought functional quantum computing another step forward by developing a method for real-time tracking of quantum errors.
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How Can a Civilian Plane Accidentally Be Shot Down?
Pro-Russian separatists may have shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine on Thursday because they mistook the civilian plane for something else...
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Mars Rover Facing Harshest Journey Yet
After making it across 8.5 kilometres on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover is now facing some of the most dangerous terrain it has ever encountered.
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The Moral Hazards and Legal Conundrums of Our Robot-Filled Future
The robots are coming, and they're getting smarter.
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Robots Are Designed to Take a Hike With Walking Poles
A pair of smart walking sticks could be used to steady robots navigating uneven terrain.
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Rice's Silicon Oxide Memories Catch Manufacturers' Eye
Researchers have refined their silicon oxide technology for high-density, next-generation computer memory.
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