“Can You Hear Me Now That I’m On 5G?”
Additional 5G spectrum is on the way…but which entity will control it?
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Finally, Apps to Sink Your Teeth Into
Developers are beginning to incorporate teeth into new technologies.
Autonomous Shipping Charts Its Course
The maritime industry wades into digitalization; will it float?
Encrypted identification data on a smartcard or smartphone can deliver significant benefits while boosting security, but raise concerns about privacy and the potential for abuse.
Geometric Deep Learning Advances Data Science
Researchers are pushing beyond the limitations of convolutional neural networks using geometric deep learning techniques.
Coalition of the Willing Takes Aim at COVID-19
Data science can only do so much in the face of a pandemic.
The field of haptics—the use of technology to simulate touch, feeling, and motion—is finally hitting its stride.
The Next Best Thing to Being There
Encouraged by the pandemic, augmented and mixed realities bring new views to end-users in medicine, industry, and the military.
Consumers Increasingly Touch on Contactless Payments
The ability to pay touch-free during the Coronavirus pandemic is persuading more consumers and retailers to go contactless.
Conversational interfaces provide spoken responses to queries of business databases.
U.S. infrastructure shortcomings re-ignite public/private debate over broadband.
Technologies for the Visually Impaired
The last decade has seen major advancements in technology for the blind and visually impaired, but problems remain.
Giving robots soft, artificial skin would enable them to work more closely with people.
Tracing the contacts of those who come into contact with the coronavirus is not that simple.
The Role of LARPing in Computer Science Education
Live-action roleplaying (LARPing) could make computer science education more engaging and effective.
Getting Light-based Internet Right
Wireless Internet via light could well be a job for lasers, rather than LEDs.
Regulation of AI Remains Elusive
The U.S. and EU are considering regulations on artificial intelligence, but none have been implemented...yet.
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