Communications of the ACM

The Communications website, http://cacm.acm.org, features more than a dozen bloggers in the BLOG@CACM community. In each issue of Communications, we'll publish selected posts or excerpts.

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Two-dimensional materials---graphene and its cousins---could enable better integrated circuits.

Algorithms can have a devastating impact on people's lives, especially if they already are struggling economically.

The introduction of the nanosheet transistor is just one step in the continuing attempt to stick to the spirit of Moore's Law.

The dilemma of social media platforms.

Strategies for incorporating accessibility into computing education.

Applying the unique experiences of designing technologies for vulnerable communities.

The use and limits of bisection.

Seeking to make Big Tech less central to the Internet.

Three books offer varied perspectives on the ascendancy of artificial intelligence.

Creating a software solution with fast decision capability, agile project management, and extreme low-code technology.

Time to move forward from decades-old design.

Technologies for manipulating and faking online media may outpace people's ability to tell the difference.

Beyond the pandemic, organizations need to recognize what digital assets, interactions, and communication processes reap the most benefits from virtual reality.

Experienced and aspiring computing professionals need to manage their qualifications according to current market needs. That includes certification achievement as well as formal education, experience, and licenses.

The pursuit of responsible AI raises the ante on both the trustworthy computing and formal methods communities.

Surface tension is an important property of liquids. It has diverse uses such as testing water contamination, measuring alcohol concentration in drinks, and identifying the presence of protein in urine to detect the onset of kidney failure. Today, ...

Modern cell phones are required to receive and display alerts via the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) program, under the mandate of the Warning, Alert, and Response Act of 2006. These alerts include AMBER alerts, severe weather alerts, and (unblockable) ...

End-of-the-rope machinations.