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August 2022


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Using AI to Control Digital Manufacturing

Using AI to Control Digital Manufacturing

An international team of researchers taught a machine learning system with computer vision to monitor and control three-dimensional printing in real time.


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NASA Space Robotics Dive into Deep-Sea Work

NASA Space Robotics Dive into Deep-Sea Work

Former NASA roboticists who helped developed the Robonaut 2 astronaut assistant robot are part of a research team that has developed a deep-sea robot.


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College in the Metaverse Is Here. Is Higher Ed Ready?

College in the Metaverse Is Here. Is Higher Ed Ready?

This fall, students at 10 U.S. universities will attend metaversities, virtual reality (VR) platforms where educators and students wear VR headsets and interact synchronously.


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Zooming In to Get the Full Picture

Zooming In to Get the Full Picture

Scientists have built the most comprehensive single-cell map of embryo development in any animal to date, using the fruit fly as its model.


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Streaming from the Future

Streaming from the Future

A machine learning system can remove buildings from a live view on a mobile device, which could speed up the process of urban renewal.


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Japan Once Led the World in Microchips. Now, It's Racing to Catch Up

Japan Once Led the World in Microchips. Now, It's Racing to Catch Up

As it reckons with supply chain vulnerabilities, the country is spending billions to revitalize domestic production and seeking to form a coalition with "like-minded" nations.


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A.I. Is Not Sentient. Why Do People Say It Is?

A.I. Is Not Sentient. Why Do People Say It Is?

Robots can't think or feel, despite what the researchers who build them want to believe.


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India Withdraws a Proposed Law on Data Protection

India Withdraws a Proposed Law on Data Protection

A number of lawyers and experts say measures to safeguard citizens online are badly needed, but the bill was criticized by both privacy advocates and tech companies.


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New Technique Brings Quantum Computers Closer to Their Promise

New Technique Brings Quantum Computers Closer to Their Promise

The work was notable because Quantinuum's error correction technology keeps logical qubits stable longer than conventional qubits.


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Extreme Security for Users Targeted by Cyberattack

Extreme Security for Users Targeted by Cyberattack

Apple's Lockdown Mode provides serious security to individuals personally targeted by sophisticated attackers.


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AI Can Diagnose Dementia As Accurately as Experts

AI Can Diagnose Dementia As Accurately as Experts

The results of recent research have broad implications for dementia treatment.


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Datacenters Are Facing Climate Crisis

Datacenters Are Facing Climate Crisis

With studies predicting more extreme weather in the coming years, datacenters need to be prepared.


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Flexible Robot Hand with Precise Grip Lifts 1,000 Times Its Own Weight

Flexible Robot Hand with Precise Grip Lifts 1,000 Times Its Own Weight

Researchers have developed artificial muscles using a three-dimensional printer and tiny actuators that convert energy into movement.


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Team Generates First Global Map of Cargo Ship Pollution, Revealing Effects of Fuel Regulations

Team Generates First Global Map of Cargo Ship Pollution, Revealing Effects of Fuel Regulations

A new algorithm automates the process of tracking cargo ships via satellite data.


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'Cryptojacking' Attacks on Financial Firms Surged in First Half

'Cryptojacking' Attacks on Financial Firms Surged in First Half

The number of "cryptojacking" attacks on financial companies jumped 30% to 66.7 million during the first half of 2022 compared with the same period last year.


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Congress Is Giving Billions to the Chip Industry. Strings Are Attached

Congress Is Giving Billions to the Chip Industry. Strings Are Attached

Industrial policy is back in Washington, as a vast semiconductor and science bill gives the government new sway over a strategic industry.


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Post-Quantum Encryption Contender Taken Out by Single-Core PC in One Hour

Post-Quantum Encryption Contender Taken Out by Single-Core PC in One Hour

Researchers ruled out an algorithm selected by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology as a potential post-quantum encryption program.


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Humanoid Diving Robot Explores Shipwrecks

Humanoid Diving Robot Explores Shipwrecks

The OceanOneK robot built by Stanford University researchers is exploring shipwrecks and sunken planes on the ocean floor.


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Conjoined Twins Separated with the Help of VR

Conjoined Twins Separated with the Help of VR

Virtual reality (VR) technology was instrumental in the surgery that successfully separated Brazilian twins who were joined at the head.


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The CHIPS Act and Industrial Policy, Explained

The CHIPS Act and Industrial Policy, Explained

Is America giving up on the free market?


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There Are Too Few Women in Computer Science and Engineering

There Are Too Few Women in Computer Science and Engineering

It's not that they aren't interested; it's the culture of these fields and how they exclude women and girls.


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AI Learns to Recognize Species of Splatted Mosquitoes

AI Learns to Recognize Species of Splatted Mosquitoes

Artificial intelligence taught to identify living and dead mosquitoes could help monitor the species most complicit in transmitting diseases.


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Robot Tricks People Into Thinking It Has Mind of Its Own

Robot Tricks People Into Thinking It Has Mind of Its Own

The human-like iCub robot, programmed to interact with humans, deceived people into believing it was self-aware.


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Banks Start Using Information-Sharing Tools to Detect Financial Crime

Banks Start Using Information-Sharing Tools to Detect Financial Crime

Researchers have identified information-sharing initiatives worldwide that aim to better detect fraud and money laundering.


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A.I. Predicts the Shape of Nearly Every Protein Known to Science

A.I. Predicts the Shape of Nearly Every Protein Known to Science

DeepMind has expanded its database of microscopic biological mechanisms, hoping to accelerate research into all living things.


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The Afterlife Online

The Afterlife Online

Preparing for the end of life should include consideration of online accounts that will continue when you're gone.


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Juris Hartmanis, 1928-2022

Juris Hartmanis, 1928-2022

Juris Hartmanis, co-recipient of the 1993 ACM A. M. Turing Award, passed away on Friday at the age of 94.


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Playing with Dirt Leads to Big Potential for Sustainable Buildings

Playing with Dirt Leads to Big Potential for Sustainable Buildings

University of Virginia researchers are experimenting with methods to incorporate plants into buildings to advance sustainability.


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California's Strawberry Fields May Not Be Forever. Could Robots Help?

California's Strawberry Fields May Not Be Forever. Could Robots Help?

Some experts see agricultural robots as necessary for keeping California's strawberry industry afloat.


From Communications of the ACM

Crossing the Uncanny Valley

Crossing the Uncanny Valley

The "uncanny valley effect" may be holding back the field of robotics.