Java/J2EE is the programming and development skill in most demand with more than 14,000 open job positions nationally, according to a July report from IT job board...eWeek From ACM TechNews | July 28, 2010
University of Parma researchers recently embarked on an 8,000-mile, three-month road trip from Italy to China to test the limits of driverless vehicles. The Associated Press From ACM TechNews | July 28, 2010
A report based on analysis of huge amounts of net traffic has revealed the state of the Internet around the globe.BBC News From ACM News | July 28, 2010
Weizmann Institute scientists have invented a unique device, based on sniffing, that permits disabled persons to navigate wheelchairs and communicate. Sniffing...Weizmann Institute of Science From ACM News | July 28, 2010
Thanks to the work of Ryerson University researcher Xavier Fernando, countless miners' lives could be saved in the future with state-of-the-art technology that...Ryerson niversity From ACM News | July 28, 2010
Pretty well, once the technology to automatically respond to peak demand and store renewable energy matures. Scientific American From ACM News | July 27, 2010
Despite the U.S. military's increasing reliance on technologies like aerial drones and global positioning systems, technology is not a decisive factor in modern...Missouri University of Science and Technology From ACM News | July 27, 2010
Purdue University researchers have developed an advanced cooling technology that can handle about 10 times the heat generated by conventional computer chips. Purdue niversity News From ACM TechNews | July 26, 2010
La Trobe University researchers have developed a wireless system that enables cars and trains to communicate with each other and avoid collisions at rail crossings...La Trobe niversity From ACM TechNews | July 26, 2010
The Institute for Personal Robots in Education has developed a curriculum, software, and plug-in board for an off-the-shelf personal robot that it hopes will...By Paul Hyman From ACM News | July 23, 2010
WikiLeaks isn't much to look at. The Website's homepage is largely composed of a plain-text logo and a giant hyperlink that simply says: "Submit documents."CNN From ACM News | July 26, 2010
Julian Assange has been hailed as a hero of investigative journalism and condemned as a risk to national security. Wikileaks, the site of which he is director,...The Financial Times From ACM News | July 26, 2010
The best Mars map ever made is now available online for planetary scientists and armchair astronauts alike. And citizen scientists invited to help make it even...Arizona State niversity From ACM News | July 26, 2010
"How can we communicate?" the alien being asks Captain James Kirk in a vintage edition of Star Trek. "My thoughts ... you are hearing them? This is interesting."...Ars Technica From ACM News | July 26, 2010
Every move you make, every twitter feed you update, somebody is watching you. You may not think twice about it, but if you use a social networking site, a cellphone...New Scientist From ACM News | July 26, 2010
The PLATO@50 Conference marked the semicentennial of the computer system that was the forerunner of today's social media and interactive education.Kirk L. Kroeker From Communications of the ACM | August 1, 2010
Data captured by sensors worn on the human body and analyzed in near real-time could transform our understanding of human behavior, health, and society.Sarah Underwood From Communications of the ACM | August 1, 2010
The world of hackers can be roughly divided into three groups. "Black hats" break into corporate computer systems for fun and profit, taking credit card numbers...The New York Times From ACM News | July 26, 2010
A malicious site can find out what social-networking groups you belong to--and then figure out your identity.Technology Review From ACM News | July 26, 2010
New Zealand's National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research has launched the most powerful computer in the southern hemisphere. The new supercomputer can...New Zealand Dominion Post From ACM TechNews | July 23, 2010