Communications of the ACM
The Quest for Environmentally Sustainable Materials
Machine Learning increasingly is being used to aid material discovery, since it can drastically speed up the process
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VR to the ER: Metaverse Early Adopters Prove Accident-Prone
Tally includes broken vases, dislocated shoulders, injured girlfriends; "Why don't you go to the gym like a normal person?"
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L'Oréal's New Digital Chief Takes Cosmetics Virtual
Asmita Dubey is exploring how online games, augmented reality and social media can help the French cosmetics company reach new demographics.
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Technology Keeps Senior Center Residents Connected During Pandemic
Senior living facilities are looking to balance the benefits of technology by promoting social interactions as the pace of coronavirus vaccinations increases.
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VR Brings Joy to People in Assisted-Living Facilities
Long-term care communities increasingly are using virtual reality devices and systems to improve residents' wellness and quality of life amid pandemic-related restrictions...
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Miss Your Office? Some Companies Are Building Virtual Replicas
Some employers are building virtual reproductions of their offices as online simulations for workers in lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Longest Yard in Football
The National Football League is starting to use tracking technology that can distinguish exact distances and measure the value of a single inch, which could dramatically...
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Walmart, Mattel Lease 'Floors' in a Virtual Toy Store
Toy company Mattel and retailer Walmart are "leasing floors" in a virtual store.
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Ready, Set, Algorithms! Teams Learn AI by Racing Cars
Amazon Web Services developed the DeepRacer League, a competition designed to teach a branch of artificial intelligence known as reinforcement learning.
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Computers Are the New Basketball Coaches
Professional basketball teams are starting to use computers and advanced data analytics to help perfect players' jump shots.
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Engine Behind 'Fortnite' Powers Business Technology
Businesses are tapping the gaming-engine software of "Fortnite" and other videogames for applications ranging from car design to drug discovery. \]
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Drone Racing Fans Have Some Questions: Where's the Drone? Who's Winning?
With drone racing becoming more popular, spectators and commentators need better ways of seeing which drones are ahead and which are falling behind.
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Why the Card Game Hanabi Is Next Big Hurdle for AI
Researchers hope to train artificial intelligence to master Hanabi, a card game in which everyone wins or loses depending on how well they communicate.
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The Future of Sports Is Interactive, Immersive, Intense
Sports viewing is expected to become more accessible, interactive, and personalized, through technologies like virtual reality.
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When Passion for Videogames Helps Land That Job
Employers across a spectrum of industries are welcoming applicants with experience in making or playing videogames.
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The Robot Revolution Is Coming, and Dang Is It Cute
How adorable robots are may be a critical factor for their public acceptance.
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Computers That Crush Humans at Games Might Have Met Their Match: 'starcraft'
The next frontier for game-playing artificial intelligence could be the popular real-time strategy game "StarCraft."
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Computers That Crush Humans at Games Might Have Met Their Match: 'starcraft'
Humanity has fallen to artificial intelligence in checkers, chess, and, last month, Go, the complex ancient Chinese board game.
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How the Science in 'star Wars’ Is Actually Real
For a story that takes place "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away" a great deal of the technology in the "Star Wars" series actually has parallels today on...
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Researchers Put Words In Your Mouth—virtually
In the 1997 action movie Face/Off, an FBI agent must undergo face-transplant surgery and assume the identity of a ruthless terrorist to foil a plot.
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