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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Computer Spots Rare Diseases in Family Photos
Doctors faced with the tricky task of spotting rare genetic diseases in children may soon be asking parents to email their family photos.
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Pluto-Bound Craft Seeks Manhattan-Sized Lump of Ice
Desirable destinations at the fringes of the solar system can be hard to find.
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Wearable Submarine to Hunt for 2000-Year-Old Computer
The world's most advanced robotic diving suit is getting ready to help search for one of the world's oldest computers.
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Quantum Positioning System Steps In When Gps Fails
In 2016 a British submarine will slip its moorings and set sail under the guidance of the quantum world.
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Sentient Robots? Not Possible If You Do the Maths
So long, robot pals—and robot overlords.
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Cheap Gadget Lets You Steer a Wheelchair with Your Eyes
Put some "crap" technology with some smart software and you get one life-changing solution.
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Cyborg Angst: 5 Ways Computers Will Perplex S in 2039
Brain chips mean we are struggling to distinguish our own thoughts from ideas implanted by advertisers.
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Watson in Your Pocket: Supercomputer Gets Own Apps
If you could quiz Watson, IBM's all-knowing supercomputer, from an app on your phone, what would you ask it?
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Virtual Earth Plays Out Fate of Life on the Planet
We can simulate the climate and we can even simulate babies. Now, we can simulate life on Earth, too—the vast and complex interactions of the living organisms on...
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Atomic Time Lord to Battle Sneaky High-Speed Trades
Welcome to the room where time lives. I am standing in a space bristling with atomic clocks at the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington, U.K., which generates...
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The Robot Tricks to Bridge the Uncanny Valley
If A robot bleeped and squeaked with personality like R2D2 from Star Wars, would you like it better?
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Space Diaries Reveal 6 Things on an Astronaut's Mind
While you are in space, could you keep a diary?
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Hot on the Trail of Consciousness in Brain and Machine
"Nowhere in science have so many devoted so much to create so little consensus," writes physicist, author, and TV presenter Michio Kaku of consciousness research...
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Perjurers and Fake Reviews Train Software to Spot Lies
Lawyers and judges use skill and instinct to sense who might be lying in court.
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Ancient Structures Rebuilt sing 3D-Printed Bricks
Eight centuries on, the flying buttresses of Bourges Cathedral in France still beguile engineers.
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Mind Meld: The Genius of Swarm Thinking
Iain Couzin does not have fond memories of field research.
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Humanity's Forgotten Return to Africa Revealed in Dna
Call it humanity's unexpected U-turn.
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Beams of Sound Immerse You in Music Others Can't Hear
If you're sick of wading through a clogged email inbox or scrolling through endless Twitter timelines, Jörg Müller has a more fun way of sifting through your messages...
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