It's basically impossible for a journalist who relies on Twitter to find stories, stalk editors, rack up "whuffie" and beef with rap stars to be objective about...Technology Review From ACM News | May 3, 2010
It’s called behavioral tracking: Cameras that can follow you from the minute you enter a store to the moment you hit the checkout counter, recording every T-shirt...The New York Times From ACM News | May 3, 2010
A new technology based on the sensor found in many computer mice makes interacting with a MP3 player or mobile phone as easy as flicking, twisting or tapping the...MSNBC From ACM News | April 30, 2010
A diverse group of European scientists are planning the FuturIcT knowledge accelerator, an effort to assemble expertise in all areas of science to develop supercomputing...ETH Zurich From ACM TechNews | April 30, 2010
Sungkyunkwan University and Samsung researchers have developed a way to capture the piezoelectric power generated when a touchscreen flexes under a user's touch...Technology Review From ACM TechNews | April 30, 2010
The U.S. House of Representatives Science Committee has agreed to support a measure that would renew authorization for the America Competes Act, which sets funding...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | April 30, 2010
The Web Science Trust has launched the Web Science Trust Network of Laboratories (WSTNet Labs), an international network to support Web science research and education...Science|Business From ACM TechNews | April 30, 2010
Monash University software engineer Steve Androulakis and biochemist Ashley Buckle have developed a tool designed to securely collect, store, and share research...Monash niversity From ACM TechNews | April 30, 2010
MIT researchers are developing a voice-operated robotic wheelchair for people with neurological disorders.The Boston Globe From ACM TechNews | April 30, 2010
Several months after deciphering his genetic code last year, Stanford bioengineer Stephen Quake approached a cardiologist colleague. Early analysis of his DNA had...Technology Review From ACM News | April 30, 2010
A British survey has revealed that the young generation would rather stay at home and play computer games than go on a holiday. The report by Future of Free Time...ANI From ACM News | April 30, 2010
Data mining technology is being used to spot trends in hospitals' data sets in order to combat healthcare associated infections.Asolva From ACM News | April 29, 2010
The legal debate over America's undeclared drone war in Pakistan is getting sharper: In a congressional hearing yesterday, a prominent law professor suggested that...Wired From ACM News | April 29, 2010
NIST has announced that 11 university teams will square off next week in two contests designed to prove the viability of advanced technologies for robotic manufacturing...National Institute of Standards and Technology From ACM News | April 29, 2010
Researchers at McGill University in Montreal, Canada have developed floor tiles that can simulate the look, sound and feel of snow, grass or pebbles underfoot....Technology Review From ACM News | April 29, 2010
The United States must take a more offensive stance to protect itself from cyberaggression, according to a new paper by University of Cincinnati researchers Richard...niversity of Cincinnati From ACM TechNews | April 29, 2010
The U.S. Commerce Department and various government agencies are creating an Internet Policy Task Force to examine policy frameworks and ways in which the "challenges...Network World From ACM TechNews | April 29, 2010
In a rare open letter published Thursday, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs has detailed the technological reasons why his company refuses to let Adobe Systems':...CNET From ACM News | April 29, 2010
NIST has developed the first "dimmer switch" for a superconducting circuit linking a quantum bit and a quantum bus. The switch could speed up development of a practical...National Institute of Standards and Technology From ACM News | April 29, 2010
You win a bet, but the loser does not have enough cash on him to settle it. If he has a credit card, and most people usually do, there is finally a solution. AeBay...The New York Times From ACM News | April 28, 2010