Soft robots developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University can transition from walking to swimming or crawling to rolling…
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Japan Science and Technology Agency recently published a report on the cost of a "typical" giant mobile humanoid robot, specifically a warrior from the famous Gundam...Gadgets and Technology From ACM News | December 1, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO — In many ways, MySQL embodies the ideals of the populist software movement known as open source, in which a program’s creator releases it to the...The New York Times From ACM News | November 30, 2009
Pennsylvania State University (PSU) researchers are studying how emotions, physical health, and personal interactions affect individuals and those they interact...Penn State Live From ACM TechNews | November 30, 2009
Inspired by the struggles rescue workers faced following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, researchers in Norway, Spain, and Finland launched the CELTIC project...EREKA From ACM TechNews | November 30, 2009
Lulea University of Technology researchers have developed a computer-based architecture that mimics human brain functions and could lead to systems capable of detecting...Lulea niversity of Technology (Sweden) From ACM TechNews | November 30, 2009
University of Maryland (UM) researchers are combining computerized modeling and group behavior predictions with video-game graphics to create virtual worlds that...niversity of Maryland From ACM TechNews | November 30, 2009
Johns Hopkins University security researcher Josh Mason says hackers could potentially evade most existing antivirus programs by hiding malicious code within ordinary...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | November 30, 2009
A Rice University program created to engage the energy industry and government about protecting power plants from cyberattacks hosted Dale Meyerrose, former CIO...NextGov.com From ACM TechNews | November 30, 2009
European researchers have created new tools for semantic technology development which are helping to set the next generation of official standards. The tools also... From ICT Results | November 27, 2009
Why do some online ad campaigns go viral while other online marketing messages gather "cyber-dust" on the information superhighway? The key may lie in the motivation...Ryerson niversity From ACM News | November 30, 2009
A team of six computer-savvy Stony Brook University undergraduates won first place honors in the SC09 Student Cluster Competition during the annual, internationally...Stony Brook niversity From ACM News | November 30, 2009
Despite being the fifth-most popular Web site in the world, Wikipedia, which receives about 325 million visitors each month, is losing unprecedented numbers of...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | November 25, 2009
A new graphics processing units (GPUs) computer cluster will process CSIRO research data thousands of times faster and more efficiently than a desktop PC as a complementary...CSIRO (Australia) From ACM TechNews | November 25, 2009
University of Toronto computer science researchers at the school's recent Research In Action event demonstrated a cross-section of the exploratory technology projects...Computerworld Canada From ACM TechNews | November 25, 2009
The World Wide Web Consortium has published File API, an interface draft that Web browsers can use to better manipulate files and is part of a larger effort to...CNet From ACM TechNews | November 25, 2009
A new state-of-the-art gaming facility should help Kingston University produce industry leaders in game development. Every desk in the laboratory has an Xbox and...Kingston niversity London (K) From ACM TechNews | November 25, 2009
Case Western Reserve University researchers are preparing to launch an 18-month project that will transform 104 homes in impoverished Cleveland neighborhoods into...Inside Higher Ed From ACM TechNews | November 25, 2009
Designers of the German supercomputers that won the latest Green500 prize, which rewards not just computing power but energy efficiency, did not set out to win...Don Monroe From ACM News | November 25, 2009
Ever wish the flat touch screen buttons on your phone felt more like physical buttons?
Chris Harrison and Prof. Scott Hudson at Carnegie Mellon have developed...SciTe Daily From ACM News | November 24, 2009
A research team from the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego and the University of California's Lawrence Berkeley National...CSD News From ACM TechNews | November 24, 2009