Many biotechnology stocks fell on Tuesday as investors struggled to understand the impact of a ruling that threw out parts of two gene patents and called into question...The New York Times From ACM News | April 5, 2010
Boston University researchers have created a nanoscale mechanical logic gate that could form the basis of tiny mechanical computers, descendants of Babbage's mechanical...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | April 2, 2010
A multidisciplinary research team at NIST has found that an organic semiconductor may be a viable candidate for creating large-area electronics, such as solar cells...National Institute of Standards and Technology From ACM News | April 1, 2010
Physicists at NIST have built and tested a device for trapping ions that potentially could process dozens at once with the most versatile control of any trap demonstrated...National Institute of Standards and Technology From ACM News | April 1, 2010
Researchers at the University of South Florida have developed a technique to turn defects in graphene into tiny metallic wires.National Science Foundation From ACM News | March 31, 2010
NASA's commitment to provide aeronautical research opportunities to U.S. universities has led to another success, this time through an inventive student who earned...NASA From ACM News | March 29, 2010
The smaller a silicon transistor becomes, the more electrons it leaks. That can mean unreliable, battery-draining chips. Researchers at Intel have come up with...Technology Review From ACM News | March 23, 2010
Scientists in California have done something astounding. They've shown that physical laws thought only to rule in the mysterious realm of atoms and electrons can...NPR From ACM News | March 19, 2010
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Assistant Professor Wei Lu is leading a research effort to make brain-like computers using memristors. New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 18, 2010
University of Illinois computer science professor Sheldon Jacobson recently completed a study on the NCAA's men basketball tournament showing that picking the higher...University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign From ACM TechNews | March 17, 2010
What is the best way to for someone to get used to their artificial limb? Put them in a virtual environment.
So says Anthony Steed, a computer scientist at University...New Scientist From ACM News | March 16, 2010
Vienna University of Technology physicists Volkmar Putz and Karl Svozil have devised a way to process information that exceeds the speed of light. Technology Review From ACM TechNews | March 12, 2010
Scientists have leaped over a major hurdle in efforts to begin commercial production of graphene, a form of carbon that could rival silicon in its potential for...Zimbio Inc. From ACM News | March 11, 2010
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced Tuesday (March 9) the selection of New York University's Subhash Khot, an associate professor at the Courant Institute...National Science Foundation From ACM News | March 10, 2010
An international team of scientists has developed a new type of semiconductor that could lead to faster and more efficient computers.The new research centers on...CBC News From ACM News | March 9, 2010
A new take on a centuries-old printing technique could shrink silicon chips and lead to advances in ultra-high-density computer storage.
Computer chips are made...New Scientist From ACM News | March 5, 2010
A new type of solder can be melted and shaped in three dimensions under the force of a weak magnetic field.
Using a magnet to pull the solder up through narrow...Technology Review From ACM News | March 5, 2010
Is it possible to build supercomputers that can replicate the human brain, or to develop nanotechnology that can lead to an implantable chip for interfacing with...The Kavli Foundation From ACM News | March 5, 2010
The Internet of the future is an intelligent network capable of proactively acting on our needs, following us wherever we go, helping provide us with focused health...CNET From ACM News | March 4, 2010
The goal of the Southern California Earthquake Center's CyberShake project is to accurately predict earthquake activity for the next 50 years. The CyberShake predictions...University of Texas at Austin From ACM TechNews | March 1, 2010