NASA's Deep Space Network, the world's largest and most powerful communications system for "talking to" spacecraft, will reach a milestone on Dec. 24: the 50th...Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM Careers | December 19, 2013
The Koopman Mode Analysis is an algorithm that could predict future instabilities in the power grid and make power outages a thing of the past. The UCSB Current From ACM TechNews | December 18, 2013
Google has introduced a new feature to its Google Glass, which allows users to take a photo with a "wink of the eye."BBC News From ACM News | December 18, 2013
You step inside Walmart and your shopping list is transformed into a personalized map, showing you the deals that'll appeal to you most.Wired From ACM News | December 17, 2013
American intelligence and law enforcement investigators have concluded that they may never know the entirety of what the former National Security Agency contractor...The New York Times From ACM News | December 16, 2013
Planetary geologist Ellen Stofan joined NASA in August as the agency's chief scientist, an overarching role in which she advises on the science of all NASA programmes...Nature From ACM Opinion | December 13, 2013
When the Curiosity rover landed in Gale crater 16 months ago, its goal was to find a place on Mars that was habitable 4 billion years ago.Science Magazine From ACM News | December 13, 2013
Cisco Systems technologists say it is crucial for the U.S. government to fund basic research into future power consumption issues.EE Times From ACM TechNews | December 13, 2013
The phone call came from a charming woman with a bright, engaging voice to the cell phone of a TIME Washington Bureau Chief Michael Scherer.Time From ACM News | December 12, 2013
On the eve of his exit as chief executive officer of Microsoft, after more than a decade on the job, Steve Ballmer is more than ever a CEO whose image does not...Fortune From ACM Opinion | December 12, 2013
Imagine playing a video game like Call of Duty or Battlefield and having the ability to lead your virtual army unit while moving freely throughout your house.MIT News Office From ACM News | December 12, 2013
A new method to realize electrical conductivity in metal-organic framework materials could have major implications for the future of electronics.Sandia National Laboratories From ACM TechNews | December 12, 2013
For months, investigators at Microsoft Corp. hunkered down in front of their computer monitors, patiently stalking the shadowy figures behind what the company says...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | December 12, 2013
When teams participating in the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) were announced last year, almost all of them provided reasonably detailed renderings that gave us...IEEE Spectrum From ACM News | December 11, 2013