Computational models are tackling the complexity of biology, from single-celled microbes to human organs.Neil Savage From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2013
The new Mars rover has attracted plenty of attention for its planetary gymnastics, but the big breakthroughs are under the hood.Alex Wright From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2013
Computer modeling is radically redefining healthcare and epidemiology by providing new tools for understanding the impact of different intervention strategies.Samuel Greengard From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2013
Projects to imitate the brain and to develop new materials for information technology have won awards of about 1 billion euros (U.S. $1.34 billion) each were announced...The New York Times From ACM News | January 29, 2013
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Massoud Jazzayeri on Monday categorically denied the recent media reports about an explosion...Fars News Agency From ACM News | January 29, 2013
Cell phones that can identify you by how you walk. Fingerprint scanners that work from 25 feet away. Radars that pick up your heartbeat from behind concrete walls...Wired From ACM News | January 28, 2013
"The speed of light in a vacuum used to be about 35 mph. Then Jeff Dean spent a weekend optimizing physics."—Jeff Dean FactsSlate From ACM News | January 28, 2013
Google has never been stingy when it comes to paying for information about security vulnerabilities in products.Forbes From ACM Careers | January 28, 2013
"I think most people feel that if you can find a way to beat the casino, more power to you," says Arnold Synder, his eyes, those telltale features, hidden behind...The Verge From ACM News | January 28, 2013
At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, chipmaker Intel demoed its latest big idea: "perceptual computing."Technology Review From ACM News | January 28, 2013
What happens if the local police, the FBI or any government agency asks Google for information about your Gmail or YouTube account?GigaOm From ACM News | January 28, 2013
Some of the most important decisions that influence the public's knowledge aren't made by scientific societies and they don't take place in Washington D.C.Wired From ACM News | January 28, 2013
Ray Kurzweil's vision of the "singularity"—when nanobots make humans immortal and computer progress is so fast that the future becomes profoundly unknowable—is...CNET From ACM Opinion | January 25, 2013
They seem right out of a Hollywood fantasy, and they are: Cars that drive themselves have appeared in movies like "I, Robot" and the television show "Knight Rider...The Associated Press From ACM News | January 25, 2013
Like most of his peers, Gunnar Carlsson spends his time thinking about hairy, theoretical math problems.Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM Careers | January 25, 2013
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano warned on Thursday that a major cyber attack is a looming threat and could have the same sort of impact as last year's...Reuters From ACM News | January 25, 2013
Neil deGrasse Tyson came to Washington on Wednesday to deliver the science-specific version of President Barack Obama's second inaugural address.ArsTechnica From ACM Opinion | January 25, 2013
The European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, is perhaps best-known for two things: (probably) locating the elusive Higgs Boson, and being the birthplace...GigaOm From ACM Careers | January 24, 2013