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We're one step closer to creating the Ansible communicator in "Ender's Game," the warp drive envisioned by Mexican physicist Miguel Alcubierre and a "Star Trek"...CNET From ACM News | September 24, 2014
Humans just got a step closer to being able to think a message into someone else's brain on the other side of the world.CNET From ACM News | September 4, 2014
As many as 13 previously unknown vulnerabilities in home Wi-Fi routers and networked storage systems are set to be disclosed at the Black Hat computer security...CNET From ACM News | August 7, 2014
The scene in Blade Runner is famous: taking a grainy photo, Rick Deckard zooms, enhances and moves around corners just as you would a 3D space.CNET From ACM News | August 6, 2014
Spectacular falls, miraculous goals, and footwork that would put the Premier League to shame—RoboCup 2014 has seen it all.CNET From ACM News | July 25, 2014
The New York City subway system may run 24 hours a day and represent the most efficient means to get around the metropolis, but it has long been a sore spot for...CNET From ACM News | June 30, 2014
The performance of the world's fastest computers has been steadily growing for two decades, but the latest tally of their collective performance shows slowing progress...CNET From ACM News | June 23, 2014
Thursday marks the kickoff of the 2014 World Cup, signaling the start of a global guessing game about which two teams will appear in the finals of the 64-match...CNET From ACM News | June 9, 2014
The art of origami is transforming electrical engineering and electronics design, as scientists draw on concepts that could enable new shape-shifting electronics...CNet From ACM TechNews | May 28, 2014
A white Lexus hybrid SUV inches to the left, creating a slightly wider buffer as it passes a bicyclist in the bike lane on a busy and unseasonably hot Tuesday afternoon...CNET From ACM News | May 14, 2014
As gadgets get smaller, and mobile manufacturers find new ways to shrink their devices to fit on a user's wrist, people like Steve Matteson are focused on keeping...CNET From ACM Opinion | April 9, 2014
Enigma machines have captivated everyone from legendary code breaker Alan Turing and the dedicated cryptographers from England's Bletchley Park to historians and...CNET From ACM News | March 31, 2014