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From ACM NewsSamuel Greengard| December 7, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Cisco awarded the top prize in its Global Problem Solver Challenge to an Internet of Things-enabled system for transporting dairy products.
Network World From ACM TechNews | August 12, 2020
New Internet Engineering Task Force chair and Cisco Fellow Alissa Cooper lauds the organization as "a very special place because of the standards work it has done...Network World From ACM TechNews | March 29, 2017
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency this month will present the Dynamic Range-enhanced Electronics and Materials program, which aims to develop a...Network World From ACM TechNews | March 22, 2017
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency recently announced the $2-million Spectrum Collaboration Challenge.Network World From ACM TechNews | March 31, 2016
Several research teams around the world are investigating optical technologies that have the potential to make networks--and the Internet--faster and more efficient...Network World From ACM TechNews | February 17, 2016
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded its first contracts to vendors to build an automated system designed to reduce pilot fatigue. Network World From ACM TechNews | March 17, 2015
If you think the latest enterprise and consumer network and computer technologies rolling into your data center and being snuck into your offices by end users are...Network World From ACM News | January 21, 2015
An IBM study on the future of automotive technologies found self-healing cars and connections to the Internet of Things are the wave of the future. Network World From ACM TechNews | January 16, 2015
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is launching a program which focuses on transduction, the conversion of energy from one form to another. Network World From ACM TechNews | January 13, 2015
New, free iOS and Android software identifies which apps drain the most power from device batteries. Network World From ACM TechNews | September 17, 2014
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency says it has demonstrated an all-silicon, microchip-sized system on a chip that runs at 94 GHz.Network World From ACM TechNews | July 8, 2014
Range Networks is working on an open source project that aims to shift mobile network creation from proprietary hardware to inexpensive commodity hardware. Network World From ACM TechNews | March 20, 2014
A prototype array can read more information than usual from single particles of light, and can achieve much higher data rates than conventional systems. Network World From ACM TechNews | February 20, 2014
Microelectronics Advanced Research Corp. has received $15.5 million to further development of future semiconductor technology. Network World From ACM TechNews | October 8, 2013
A seven-year research project has resulted in an electrically powered nano-laser that would let developers put even more lasers in the same space. Network World From ACM TechNews | July 18, 2013
Ultra-short laser pulses and special materials can be used to switch magnetism about 1,000 times faster than current storage devices, say researchers. Network World From ACM TechNews | April 16, 2013
A recent U.S. National Research Council report defines research priorities that would lead to advances in optics and photonics, highlighting five challenges facing...Network World From ACM TechNews | August 16, 2012
The $25 Raspberry Pi computer could have an impact far beyond the educational sector, with early production runs showing significant demand for the technology....Network World From ACM TechNews | March 9, 2012
The International Center for Radio Astronomy Research is working with the Canadian Astronomical Data Center to develop systems that will work with the Square Kilometer...Network World From ACM TechNews | February 28, 2012