Among the technologies expected to appear in the next decade is augmented reality effected by eyewear and cameras that can add an informational overlay to the wearer's...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | May 20, 2011
The Human Brain Project, led by Ecole Polytechnique Federale's Henry Markram, aims to build a complete computer model of the human brain, which the researchers...Spiegel Online From ACM TechNews | May 20, 2011
A planned presentation on security vulnerabilities in Siemens industrial control systems was pulled Wednesday over worries that the information in the talk was...Network World From ACM News | May 19, 2011
Researchers from several universities have collaborated on a crowdsourcing project to develop VizWiz, a system that enables a blind user to take photos of an object...PhysOrg.com From ACM TechNews | May 19, 2011
Google's executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, warned on Wednesday that government plans to block access to illicit filesharing websites could set a "disastrous precedent"...The Guardian From ACM News | May 19, 2011
Astronomers, including a NASA-funded team member, have discovered a new class of Jupiter-sized planets floating alone in the dark of space, away from the light...NASA From ACM News | May 19, 2011
In November 2008, two months after Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy and Hewlett-Packard announced plans to lay off some 25,000 workers, IT employment reached...Computerworld From ACM News | May 18, 2011
Lulea University of Technology researchers have developed an electric wheelchair that can detect the surrounding environment and transmit the information to a visually...Lulea University of Technology From ACM TechNews | May 18, 2011
President Obama has released an international strategy for cyberspace security that focuses on developing rules for responsible state behavior with the goal of...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | May 18, 2011
Netflix streaming videos drove nearly 30% of all North American broadband Internet traffic during peak hours, with consumers continuing their voracious appetite...The Washington Post From ACM News | May 18, 2011
A group of U.S. lawmakers wants the Securities and Exchange Commission to push companies to disclose when they have fallen victim to cyberattacks.The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | May 17, 2011
People suffering from severe disabilities would be able to use a new recognition system to control an electric-powered wheelchair developed by a team at Essex University...The Engineer (United Kingdom) From ACM TechNews | May 17, 2011
When you look back at the past 50 years of human spaceflight, don't forget the computer scientists who helped make it possible.MSNBC From ACM News | May 16, 2011
Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology researchers have developed a prototype seamless display that folds in half without a noticeable crease in the middle. PhysOrg.com From ACM TechNews | May 16, 2011
The Washington Technology Industry Association and the Technology Alliance—two of the largest technology member organizations in the state—have joined the fight...GeekWire From ACM News | May 16, 2011
A year ago, Ralph Langner was plugging away in relative obscurity, doing security consulting work for the industrial control system industry in his Hamburg headquarters...CNET From ACM News | May 13, 2011
Using intermediaries and inexpensive computer disks, Osama bin Laden managed to send emails while in hiding, without leaving a digital fingerprint for U.S. eavesdroppers...Associated Press From ACM News | May 13, 2011
New calculations of how atoms swell when they’re warmed up can help make the next generation of atomic clocks 10 times more precise.Wired From ACM News | May 13, 2011
Ted Hoff saved his own life, sort of. Deep inside this 73-year-old lies a microprocessor—a tiny computer that controls his pacemaker and, in turn, his heart.BBC News From ACM News | May 12, 2011