In the early 1970s, the U.S. government learned that an undersea cable ran parallel to the Kuril Islands off the eastern coast of Russia, providing a vital communications...The Atlantic From ACM News | July 18, 2013
The first thing Bruce Levy did upon recent entry into Yankee Stadium while accompanied by his in-laws and teenage son was to purchase a program in the area of the...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | July 18, 2013
Graphene, an emerging material that could change the way electronic components are made and help computing performance continue to grow, is everywhere in the research...GigaOm From ACM News | July 17, 2013
The latest drive by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover brought the total distance that the rover has driven on Mars to more than 1 kilometer (about 0.62 mile).Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | July 17, 2013
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