Researchers in Finland are studying the use of outdoor air to cool data centers in northern climates. They have been running servers in a tent on a roof terrace...Helsinki Institute for Information Technology From ACM TechNews | September 24, 2010
Individuals within a networked system coordinate their activities by communicating their position, speed, or intention. This communication will pnly increase...Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute From ACM News | September 24, 2010
The University of Kentucky's new high-performance computer was measured at speeds of over 40 teraflops during benchmark testing.University of Kentucky From ACM News | September 23, 2010
Inside your smartphone, a battle is raging. As tiny chips with big ambitions fight for processing power, is there anything the phones of the future will not be...BBC News From ACM News | September 23, 2010
Research published in The Journal of Chemical Physics describes the emerging technique of X-ray powder diffraction, which has been used to map the movement of electrons...American Institute of Physics From ACM News | September 21, 2010
A group of researchers in England and Spain has discovered that certain barium titanate ceramics do not follow Ohm's Law. Applying a voltage to them gradually changes...American Institute of Physics From ACM News | September 21, 2010
University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) researchers are working with the U.S. Department of Defense to find the most accurate and cost-effective way to recognize individuals...University of Texas at Dallas From ACM TechNews | September 20, 2010
Researchers at Newcastle University's Centre for Extreme Environment Technology have developed radio transmitters that can withstand temperatures of up to 900 degrees...Newcastle University From ACM TechNews | September 20, 2010
As a member of the recently announced clean vehicles consortium, part of the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers...Oak Ridge National Laboratory From ACM News | September 20, 2010
Although technology is growing more and more energy efficient, more innovation is needed to offset the growing use of computers in countries such as India and China...Financial Times From ACM TechNews | September 17, 2010
Three teams were awarded a share of the $10 million purse in the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE for Super Fuel-Efficient Vehicles.Progressive Automotive From ACM News | September 16, 2010
Problems with voting machines are still popping up 10 years after the controversial presidential vote in Florida.National Public Radio From ACM News | September 15, 2010
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is funding scientist Shane Mueller's efforts to expand upon the Turing test as part of an attempt to...Wired From ACM TechNews | September 15, 2010
University of California, San Diego professor Yuanyuan Zhou recently received several grants for research projects aimed at making computer systems more reliable...California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology From ACM TechNews | September 15, 2010
As industry seeks improved battery power sources, cutting-edge microscopy performed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is providing...Oak Ridge National Laboratory From ACM News | September 15, 2010
Two separate research groups have developed pressure-sensing devices that can match human skin in sensitivity and flexibility. Technology Review From ACM TechNews | September 13, 2010
Researchers at the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Ground have developed a program that can determine the positional and angular motion of relatively stationary test objects...Yuma Sun From ACM TechNews | September 13, 2010
Scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) and Brigham Young University have developed an optical device that has the slowest-ever light propagation...niversity of California, Santa Cruz From ACM TechNews | September 10, 2010
Researchers in the United States and Europe have created the first geometric "atlas" of the Internet as part of a project to prevent the world's most ubiquitous...niversity of California, San Diego From ACM News | September 10, 2010
UCLA researchers say they have fabricated the fastest graphene transistors ever using a nanowire as the self-aligned gate. Their fabrication technique enabled...CLA Newsroom From ACM TechNews | September 9, 2010