In a pair of recent papers, researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have demonstrated that, for a few specific tasks, it's...MIT News Office From ACM News | July 17, 2013
"It's extraordinary that we live in this day and age with all our wonderful modern technology, and still we have shoes that give us blisters," says Hugh Herr, with...The Wall Street Journal From ACM Opinion | July 17, 2013
Like dozens of other brick-and-mortar retailers,Nordstrom wanted to learn more about its customers—how many came through the doors, how many were repeat visitors—the...The New York Times From ACM News | July 15, 2013
Imagine a camera that allows you to see through a crowd to get a clear view of someone who would otherwise be obscured, a smartphone that matches big-budget lenses...BBC News From ACM News | July 12, 2013
Bug bounty programs can be as much as 100 times more cost-effective for finding security vulnerabilities than hiring full-time security researchers to do the same...Threatpost From ACM News | July 12, 2013
Moving its hands as if it were dealing cards and walking with a bit of a swagger, a Pentagon-financed humanoid robot named Atlas made its first public appearance...The New York Times From ACM News | July 12, 2013
Cooling is an important and tricky part of modern computing—you don't want those ever-more-functional processors overheating, but you also don't want the cooling...GigaOm From ACM News | July 11, 2013
NASA will use the International Space Station to test a new communications technology that could dramatically improve spacspacecraft communications, enhance commercial...Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | July 11, 2013
A source at Russia's Federal Guard Service, which is in charge of safeguarding Kremlin communications and protecting President Vladimir Putin, claimed that the...The Telegraph From ACM News | July 11, 2013
The Internet of Things is the imagined network of data links that will emerge when everyday objects are fitted with tiny identifying devices.Technology Review From ACM News | July 11, 2013
While America was looking forward to the July 4 holiday, the Russian space program was busy putting the final touches on its latest rocket launch.ArsTechnica From ACM News | July 10, 2013
As Denis Bonnet slipped into the right-hand seat of a commercial jet demonstrator in the airliner cockpit design center here at Thales, the French electronics group...The New York Times From ACM News | July 10, 2013
One of the big challenges in fighting organized crime is precisely that it is organized. It is run a bit like a business, with chains of command and responsibility...BBC News From ACM News | July 9, 2013
The rover NASA will send to Mars in 2020 should look for signs of past life, collect samples for possible future return to Earth, and demonstrate technology for...Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | July 9, 2013
Quantum software has finally left the dark ages with the creation of the first practical, high-level programming language for quantum computers.New Scientist From ACM News | July 8, 2013
The sci-fi vision of police officers rushing to the scene of a crime before any crime has even been committed may be rather far-fetched but technology is increasingly...BBC News From ACM News | July 8, 2013