A combination of two algorithms developed at MIT allows autonomous robots to execute tasks much more efficiently—and move more predictably.MIT News Office From ACM News | September 26, 2011
For more than a year, federal authorities pursued a man they called simply "the Hacker." Only after using a little known cellphone-tracking device—a stingray—were...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | September 23, 2011
Intel recently demonstrated Claremont, an experimental low-power processor the size of a postage stamp that could run PCs using solar power by dropping energy consumption...IDG News Service From ACM TechNews | September 22, 2011
NASA officials and leading astronomers say the James Webb Space Telescope, successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, should still fly despite mounting criticism...Wired From ACM News | September 22, 2011
Five new technology breakthroughs could change the way users power and interact with their devices and access the Internet. Computerworld From ACM TechNews | September 21, 2011
NASA has selected two game-changing space technology projects for development. The selections are part of the agency's efforts to pursue revolutionary technology...Jet Propulsion Laboratory From ACM News | September 21, 2011
Around noon this past Sunday, I found myself asking a young girl why, even though the music-producing device she and her family had made was called "Slugophone...New Scientist From ACM News | September 20, 2011
Michigan State University researchers want to develop robotic fish that can navigate underwater and patrol for pollution in oceans, lakes, and rivers. Scientific American From ACM TechNews | September 20, 2011
Sandia National Laboratory researchers have found that one way to reduce noise in a quantum system is to use silicon. PhysOrg.com From ACM TechNews | September 20, 2011
Researchers have been working at growing tissue and organs in the laboratory for a long time. These days, tissue engineering enables us to build up artificial...Fraunhofer From ACM News | September 20, 2011
Imagine being able to "print" an entire house. Or a four-course dinner. Or a complete mechanical device such as a cuckoo clock, fully assembled and ready to run...MIT News Office From ACM News | September 20, 2011
Shwetak Patel is a computer scientist who has invented a series of sensor technology systems for home environments with the goal of saving energy and improving...The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation From ACM News | September 20, 2011
Motorists' bane, magnet for thieves, and memorialized in the Beatles' "Lovely Rita," the diminutive parking meter has led an outsize life. But its days in New...The New York Times From ACM News | September 19, 2011
A NASA-led team has used radar sounding technology developed to explore the subsurface of Mars to create high-resolution maps of freshwater aquifers buried deep...Jet Propulsion Laboratory From ACM News | September 16, 2011
A new video from NASA's Dawn spacecraft takes us on a flyover journey above the surface of the giant asteroid Vesta.Jet Propulsion Laboratory From ACM News | September 16, 2011
Professor Ken Livingston and his team at Vassar College's Undergraduate Research Summer Institute explored ways to optimize a robot's processing speed and allow...The Miscellany News From ACM TechNews | September 16, 2011
Reading my RSS and Twitter feeds Tuesday night, I turned to a tech writer friend and said, "the Wintel Era just ended, and half of these people are fighting over...Wired From ACM News | September 16, 2011
Chip-level advances, including new processors and circuits, could be the building blocks that lead to a new generation of computing products and devices. Computerworld From ACM TechNews | September 16, 2011
The U.S. military has evolved so fast in the post-September 11th era that much of its technology would be nearly unrecognizable to commanders, soldiers, airmen...Scientific American From ACM News | September 15, 2011