Soft robots developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University can transition from walking to swimming or crawling to rolling…
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Can economics better predict how banks will react to future credit crunches and their impact on the wider economy? Breakthrough simulation software by European... From ICT Results | December 2, 2009
Taking inspiration from genetic screening techniques, researchers from MIT and Harvard have demonstrated a way to build better artificial visual systems with the...McGovern Institute for Brain Research, MIT From ACM News | December 3, 2009
When a group of engineers at National Instruments Corp. modified a 1988 Oldsmobile so it could be controlled by an iPhone, the company was quick to share the project...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | December 3, 2009
Sites inscribed on the World Heritage List — the Palace of Versailles in France, the historic center of Prague in the Czech Republic and the old town of Cáceres...NESCO From ACM News | December 3, 2009
A major discovery by researchers at Purdue University; the University of California, Los Angeles; and IBM has brought the enablement of future ultrasmall transistors...Purdue niversity News From ACM TechNews | December 2, 2009
Carnegie Mellon University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Purdue University, and Northrop Grumman have launched a five-year research effort to tackle...InfoWorld From ACM TechNews | December 2, 2009
Stanford University researchers are exploring the potential legal ramifications of the growing use of robots in society. "I worry that . . . we'll have some high...Stanford Report (CA) From ACM TechNews | December 2, 2009
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will award $40,000 to the first person who can complete a new social-networking challenge. DARPA wants to...CNet From ACM TechNews | December 2, 2009
The U.S. Air Force has adapted the advanced algebraic theories of mathematicians Myoung An and Richard Tolimieri to improve its object and target detection technology...Wright-Patterson Air Force Base From ACM TechNews | December 2, 2009
The University of Strathclyde's new supercomputer, based on a Sun Microsystems kit, is now up and running. Strathclyde spent £500,000 on the high-performance computer...Computerworld K From ACM TechNews | December 2, 2009
Demand for H-1B visas has risen sharply over the past six to eight weeks, and the number of companies planning to increase college hiring is also rising, indicating...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | December 2, 2009
iPhones are being used as musical instruments in a new course at the University of Michigan. Course students — who design, build and play instruments on their smartphones...niversity of Michigan From ACM News | December 2, 2009
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new technique aimed at improving the validation of a crime lab's cell phone...National Institute of Standards and Technology From ACM News | December 2, 2009
ACM has recognized 47 of its members for their contributions to computing and computer science that have contributed fundamental knowledge to the field and generated...AScribe Newswire From ACM News | December 2, 2009
In 1986, Nadya Mason competed as a gymnast in Houston, training with the legendary Bela Karolyi as a member of the U.S. National Team, hoping to make it to the2009...By Paul Hyman From ACM News | December 2, 2009
European researchers have created hardware and software that will enable companies to fundamentally revolutionize the way they manage and run their organization... From ICT Results | December 1, 2009
Tokyo's University of Science demonstrated a new version of a robotic muscle suit during the recent International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo. The new wearable robotic...Computerworld Australia From ACM TechNews | December 1, 2009
Apache Lucene developers have released version 0.2 of the Apache Mahout project, which is an attempt to build libraries and algorithms needed to create machine-learning...SD Times From ACM TechNews | December 1, 2009
Scoot over winds and brass, strings and chorale – it is time to make room for the laptop orchestra. Virginia Tech's laptop group has started the first Linux-based...Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State niversity From ACM News | December 1, 2009
Research from North Carolina State University is revolutionizing the field of antenna design — creating shape-shifting antennas that open the door to a host of...North Carolina State niversity From ACM News | December 1, 2009