Some student-athletes and coaches at Eatonville High School in Eatonville, WA, are being required to wear proximity monitors to trace potential COVID-19 exposure...NBC News From ACM TechNews | August 31, 2021
Concrete proof that security robots reduce crime is lacking, despite wider deployment by U.S. government agencies and the private sector.
NBC News From ACM TechNews | June 28, 2021
The Obama administration is contemplating an unprecedented cyber covert action against Russia in retaliation for alleged Russian interference in the American presidential...NBC News From ACM News | October 19, 2016
Engineers and researchers looking for the next big thing are turning more than ever to their own back yards for inspiration.NBC News From ACM News | June 8, 2015
Rhesus monkeys in a lab are using their brains to move two arms of a virtual primate on a screen, moving researchers one step closer towards outfitting paralyzed...NBC News From ACM News | November 7, 2013
Video games have long promised to offer their players "immersive experiences," but full-blown virtual reality—the holodeck or the matrix—was still a fantasy.NBC News From ACM News | October 10, 2013
Everywhere you go, your phone is sending out signals that can be assembled to form a picture of your movements.NBC News From ACM News | September 3, 2013
When Edward Snowden stole the crown jewels of the National Security Agency, he didn't need to use any sophisticated devices or software or go around any computer...NBC News From ACM News | August 26, 2013
For the Curiosity rover, it's just another day on Mars—but back on Earth, Tuesday was a day to look back at the $2.5 billion mission's first year, including a moment...NBC News From ACM News | August 7, 2013
In a major victory for the Justice Department over privacy advocates, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that government agencies can collect records showing...NBC News From ACM News | July 31, 2013
Google released a research paper this week showing that the frequency of a movie being searched for on Google and YouTube is a surprisingly accurate indicator of...NBC News From ACM News | June 7, 2013
The inventor of a viral technology behind tomorrow's electric car batteries, flexible touchscreen computers, and non-invasive cancer screening was awarded a $500...NBC News From ACM Careers | June 4, 2013
Imagine playing through a level of the popular zombie shooter "Left 4 Dead" on a system that tracks your heart rate, eye movements, even how clammy your skin is...NBC News From ACM News | May 28, 2013
Science fiction is quickly taking a back seat to science fact. Just look at a new report by the country's leading roboticists.NBC News From ACM News | May 14, 2013
Drone pilots escape the physical demands and dangers of a traditional cockpit. There's no g-force pinning them to their seats, no uncomfortable pressure suit to...NBC News From ACM Careers | April 24, 2013
Since the bombs went off in Boston's Copley Square on Monday, the FBI and Boston Police Department have been enlisting the public's help with what may be the world's...NBC News From ACM News | April 19, 2013
When bombs went off at the Boston Marathon finish line Monday, there were nearly as many camera-equipped smartphones as people there in Copley Square.NBC News From ACM News | April 17, 2013
An attempt to illegally obtain absentee ballots in Florida last year is the first known case in the U.S. of a cyberattack against an online election system, according...NBC News From ACM News | March 18, 2013