The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has requested a $7 billion budget for fiscal year 2010 to fund science and technology research at U.S. universities,...IDG News Service From ACM TechNews | February 27, 2009
Duke University researchers have developed software that shows experimentalists how to alter the machinery that bacteria uses to make natural antibiotics. The...Duke niversity From ACM TechNews | February 25, 2009
Numerous return-to-work programs are emerging in the science, engineering, and technology sectors, as many employers expect a talent shortage due to the high quit...Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | February 25, 2009
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) is working on two new standards to improve the wireless technology's speed and energy use. Bluetooth SIG executive director...Network World From ACM TechNews | February 25, 2009
The Washington University in St. Louis computer science department is using a new "active learning" approach to teach undergraduate students in an effort to better...Washington niversity in St. Louis From ACM TechNews | February 25, 2009
A Princeton University-led group of international scientists has observed a unique behavior in the spin of electrons within a new material that could be used to...Princeton niversity From ACM TechNews | February 25, 2009
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has honored ACM Fellow Ed Catmull for his lifetime of technical contributions and leadership... From ACM TechNews | February 25, 2009
The U.S. economy has lost much of its competitive edge during the past decade, concludes a new Information Technology and Innovation Foundation report. The United...New York Times From ACM TechNews | February 25, 2009
Microsoft Research has unveiled the Social Desktop, a new proof-of-concept application that integrates features from the Windows operating system and the Windows...PC World From ACM TechNews | February 24, 2009
The Tools as a Service (TaaS) cloud computing pilot program involving the IBM Canada Software Lab and the Ontario Centres of Excellence is up and running at participating...Redmond Developer News From ACM TechNews | February 24, 2009
On the 40th anniversary of Douglas C. Engelbart's "The Mother of All Demos," computer scientists discuss the event's influence — and imagine what could have been...Karen A. Frenkel From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2009
Virtualization is moving out of the data center and making inroads with mobile computing, security, and software delivery.Kirk L. Kroeker From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2009
Researchers are turning to computers to help us take advantage of our own cognitive abilities and of the wisdom of crowds.Leah Hoffmann From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2009
Advanced computational models are enabling researchers to create increasingly sophisticated prediction markets.Gregory Goth From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2009
University of Calgary professor Richard Hawkins says there is no evidence that information technology (IT) reduces the world's environmental footprint. "It was...niversity of Calgary From ACM TechNews | February 25, 2009
Optimal Robotics founder Howard S. Smith says the military is the most likely place for artificially intelligent machines. Developing the technology that will be...IDG News Service From ACM TechNews | February 24, 2009
A "remarkable synergy" between the advancement of brain-computer interface (BCI) technology and innovations in computers, digital storage devices, software, and...Seed Magazine From ACM TechNews | February 23, 2009
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) scientists are developing new optical sensors for use in unmanned air vehicles and surveillance drones that could track...Rochester Institute of Technology From ACM TechNews | February 23, 2009
Dalhousie University professor Aaron Newman, the Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience, is using motion capture technology to develop a more thorough...Newswise From ACM TechNews | February 23, 2009
The New York Times' recent article, "Do We Need a New Internet?," by John Markoff, has sparked debate in the research community over whether creating a secure Internet...CCC Blog From ACM TechNews | February 23, 2009