Leslie Valiant talks about machine learning; parallel computing, and his quest for simplicity.Gary Anthes From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2011
Researchers have developed a new networking algorithm, modeled after the neurological development of the fruit fly, to help distributed networks self-organize more...Kirk L. Kroeker From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2011
Anyone who has spent enough time online has at one point reached a dead end–known in Internet parlance as a 404 page. So what causes them? Web designers are coming...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | May 25, 2011
Computer shoppers are used to considering features such as design, processor speed, memory, battery life, and hard-disk size. But there's something else they...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | May 25, 2011
NASA is ending attempts to regain contact with the long-lived Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, which last communicated on March 22, 2010.NASA From ACM News | May 25, 2011
The U.S. National Center for Supercomputing Applications has begun installing Forge, a 153-teraflop hybrid supercomputer that contains both central processing units...NCSA News From ACM TechNews | May 24, 2011
The material graphene was touted as "the next big thing" even before its pioneers were handed the Nobel Prize last year. Many believe it could spell the end for...BBC News From ACM News | May 24, 2011
Intel may have made a big splash this week announcing it's going to focus on the mobile market, but its rival in the space says the chip maker has an uphill climb...Computerworld From ACM News | May 20, 2011
University of Twente researcher Machiel van der Bijl has developed Model-Based Testing, a system that automates all steps in the software testing process. Model...niversity of Twente From ACM TechNews | May 20, 2011
Several factors, including the lack of training in parallel programming and support from independent software vendors, are major obstacles keeping general-purpose...ZDNet Asia From ACM TechNews | May 20, 2011
University of California, San Diego researchers recently completed a study aimed at finding a choke point that could reduce the flow of spam emails. The New York Times From ACM TechNews | May 20, 2011
A circuit component touted as the "missing link" of electronics is starting to give up the secrets of how it works.BBC News From ACM News | May 17, 2011
CEO Paul Otellini said today that Intel is embarking on a big shift in focus, moving its center of gravity to the most power-efficient devices.CNET From ACM News | May 17, 2011
Hewlett-Packard and University of California, Santa Barbara researchers have mapped out the basic chemistry and structure of what happens inside a memristor during...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | May 16, 2011
In the 1980s and '90s, competition in the computer industry was all about "clock speed"—how many megahertz, and ultimately gigahertz, a chip could boast. But...MIT News Office From ACM News | May 16, 2011
Intel's new three-dimensional transistor design, announced last week, is the culmination of more than a decade of research and development work that began in...Technology Review From ACM News | May 10, 2011
MIT researchers have developed HR3D, a new method for glasses-free 3D displays. The researchers say their method could double the battery life of devices such...MIT News From ACM TechNews | May 10, 2011
Research and Development Establishment, Engineers, recently held a two-day symposium on robotics and autonomous vehicles, which featured 250 delegates who discussed...Daily News & Analysis (India) From ACM TechNews | May 5, 2011
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and Duke University demonstrated that they were able to control a group of microrobots to create complex patterns...Technology Review From ACM TechNews | May 3, 2011
University of California, San Diego researchers working on the GreenDroid project have developed software that scans the Android operating system and its most popular...Technology Review From ACM TechNews | April 29, 2011