Sandia National Laboratories researchers and the U.S. Department of Energy recently hosted a workshop for photovoltaic systems integrators to identify and address...Sandia National Laboratories From ACM News | May 12, 2010
Physicists at McGill University have developed a system for measuring the energy involved in adding electrons to semiconductor nanocrystals, also known as quantum...McGill niversity From ACM News | May 12, 2010
The next time you're low on cash and need to get a quick read on the public's feeling on politics or current events, consider sampling Twitter.Arstechnica From ACM News | May 11, 2010
Don’t worry about Microsoft trying to follow your every move. The company probably already knows what you will do next.Wired From ACM News | May 11, 2010
Earlier this month, the journal Lancet Neurology published a study showing that the generic drug lithium did nothing to slow the course of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis...Technology Review From ACM News | May 11, 2010
A new Ars Technica research paper in Nature Photonics implies that hard drives with terabytes-per-square-inch areal densities may soon emerge—and with them, a...PC Magazine From ACM TechNews | May 11, 2010
Years of neglect have left many NASA labs that might be used for breakthrough technology research in rough shape, says a report from the U.S. National Academies...New Scientist From ACM News | May 11, 2010
New cures for neurological disease and a better understanding of how the brain works are among the dozens of potential applications awaiting a new neurological... From ICT Results | May 11, 2010
Software piracy cost technology companies more than $50 billion around the world last year. For every $100 of legitimate software sales in 2009, another $75 worth...AFP From ACM News | May 11, 2010
When cybersecurity firm Triumfant was founded in late 2002, it developed software meant to assist help desks in managing information technology problems. The company...The Washington Post From ACM News | May 10, 2010
Blasting zombies may seem to have little to do with serious research, but video game hardware is helping scientists in a variety of ways including helping them...New Scientist From ACM News | May 10, 2010
A Washington state supreme court issued a decision yesterday [May 6, 2010] supporting a public library's decision to fully filter Internet content, stating that...The New York Times From ACM News | May 10, 2010
German researchers have developed a prototype safety system that would reduce the injuries of humans working alongside robots using household tools. BBC News From ACM TechNews | May 10, 2010
Universidad Politecnica de Madrid researchers have developed a model for three-dimensional virtual learning environments using an autonomous virtual tutor that...Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (Spain) From ACM TechNews | May 10, 2010
A new system that analyzes behavioral data to identify potential Internet threats, which may also have application in areas such as health-care monitoring, is under...UT Dallas News From ACM TechNews | May 10, 2010
IBM and Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) announced a joint effort to research and develop a platform for the convergence of cloud computing and...Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) From ACM TechNews | May 10, 2010
New object recognition systems that deconstruct images into ever smaller elements, using methods developed at MIT and UCLA, should be much more efficient than previous...MIT News From ACM TechNews | May 10, 2010
Researchers have developed a way to use water to transfer layers from one surface to another by exploiting the fact that different materials have different hydrophilicity...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | May 10, 2010
D.E. Shaw Research will house Anton, its new 512-node supercomputer, at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center beginning next fall. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette From ACM TechNews | May 10, 2010
Having trouble encouraging your child to follow you into the sciences? You're not alone. A new survey finds that 53 percent of parents of school-aged children...Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. From ACM News | May 10, 2010