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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.


A Softer Approach to Robotics
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A Softer Approach to Robotics

Soft robots are moving from the research lab to the real world.

Pneumatic Computing Gains Air of Importance
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Pneumatic Computing Gains Air of Importance

The emergence of pneumatics as a computing tool could alter many fields and lead to new innovations.

A New Chemistry
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A New Chemistry

Oxygen-ion batteries power forward.

Solar Energy Turns a New Leaf
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Solar Energy Turns a New Leaf

Focusing on the use of artificial photosynthesis through solar leaf technologies.

Wood Transistors Take Root
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Wood Transistors Take Root

A new direction for electronics?

Researchers Flesh Out Biocomputing
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Researchers Flesh Out Biocomputing

Drawing Intelligence from actual brain cells could deliver human-like cognition in diverse fields.

Ambient IoT Gets Down to Business
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Ambient IoT Gets Down to Business

Highly flexible, inexpensive low-energy sensors combined with pervasive connectivity and artificial intelligence deliver real-time triggers without human intervention...

Computational Linguistics Finds Its Voice
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Computational Linguistics Finds Its Voice

Advances in artificial intelligence permit computers to converse with humans in seemingly realistic ways.

Swarm Robotics Moves Forward
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Swarm Robotics Moves Forward

Drawing inspiration from nature to enable complex behaviors.

Technology Transforms Textiles
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Technology Transforms Textiles

Robotic fabrics sense motion and movements, and adapt accordingly.
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