Communications of the ACM
Welcome the Plants That Move on their Own
Exploring the potential of plant-robot hybrids that can produce architectural artifacts and living spaces.
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VR: The New Education Prescription
Researchers have developed a virtual cleanroom environment to train pharmacy students on compounding procedures and technique.
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Closing the Gender Gap in the Tech Industry
Some organizations hope to make the technology sector more inclusive by recruiting more women to the profession.
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Flaws in 4G, 5G Allow Snooping on Calls, Pinpointing Device Location
An academic research team has found security flaws in the 4G and 5G cellular networks that can be exploited to spy on phone calls and localize mobile devices.
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How Will We Prevent AI-Based Forgery?
Artificial intelligence-based forgery has reached a watershed moment.
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Beware of Plausible Predictions of Fantasy Materials
The hunt is on for materials that have exotic properties, to enhance quantum computers, touch screens and electronic displays, and to double the efficiency of solar...
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How I Became a Robot in London, From 5,000 Miles Away
I am but a babe, exploring the world for the first time. Wearing a computerized glove, I reach forward in pursuit of a little toy basketball.
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Amazon to Fund Computer Science Classes at 1,000 U.S. High Schools Through Future Engineer Program
Amazon’s Future Engineer program will fund computer science classes at more than 1,000 high schools in all 50 states by this fall.
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Doctor Uses 5G to Direct Surgery Live From Mobile World Congress
A surgical team in Spain excised a tumor from a patient's colon under the remote direction of a surgeon via a 5G-enabled live video link from Mobile World Congress...
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China's Tech Firms Are Mapping Pig Faces
Chinese technology companies are developing advanced systems to make certain the country's pigs are in good health.
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Security Technology Detects Cyberattacks on Drones, Cars, Robots
Researchers at Mitsubishi Electric have developed sensor-security technology for detecting inconsistencies in sensor measurements when a system is under attack....
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Your Next FedEx Delivery Could Be a Pizza
FedEx has unveiled an early model of an autonomous delivery robot.
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Huawei Goes on Offense in the Battle for Hearts and Minds
Huawei Technologies Co. has turned to a blend of wit, sarcasm and defiance to publicly fight allegations that the world's largest maker of telecommunications equipment...
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Exposing Flaws in Metrics for User Login Systems
Researchers have found that metrics commonly used in research to report the performance of user login systems are flawed, and pose a major security and privacy...
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Circuit Secures the IoT Against Quantum Attack
A new encryption system performs schemes that classical computers can use, but quantum computers cannot crack.
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AIs Could Debate Whether a Smart Assistant Should Snitch on You
Researchers suggest that since ethical behavior is not consistent across societies, artificial intelligence systems should be flexible to reflect local law and...
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On-Demand Grandkids, Robot Pals to Keep Senior Loneliness at Bay
Companies are offering seniors high-tech solutions and novel services to combat loneliness.
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Artificial Intelligence Informs Eating
How deep learning food recognition can take the hassle out of watching what you eat.
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Siberia's Ancient Ghost Clan Starts to Surrender Its Secrets
Samantha Brown didn't have high hopes when she opened the ziplock bag containing some 700 shards of bone. It would be a lot of work to analyse them and none was...
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Which Colleges Are Best and Worst for Women in Computer Science?
An analysis of U.S. Department of Education data found only four colleges in the United States with at least 50 bachelor's degree recipients in computer science...
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