On July 15, NASA's Dawn spacecraft will begin a prolonged encounter with the asteroid Vesta, making the mission the first to enter orbit around a main-belt asteroid...NASA From ACM News | July 15, 2011
Cell phones and many other mobile devices now come packed with sensors capable of tracking them as they move. The digital compasses, gyroscopes, and accelerometers...Technology Review From ACM News | July 15, 2011
Researchers at the universities of Washington and Pittsburgh have developed a wireless power system for ventricular assist devices, which are implanted in people...W News From ACM TechNews | July 14, 2011
Stanford University researchers have developed a nanoelectronic device that mimics human brain synapses, which they say could lead to portable, energy-efficient...Stanford Report From ACM TechNews | July 14, 2011
Sandia National Laboratories researchers have developed the Sandia Cooler, air-cooling technology that has the potential to greatly improve the heat-transfer capabilities...Sandia National Laboratories From ACM TechNews | July 14, 2011
Scientists from the University of Bologna in Italy have developed software that lets cars "communicate" with one another on the road.BBC News From ACM News | July 14, 2011
At the most recent Zhuhai air show, the premier event for China's aviation industry, crowds swarmed around a model of an armed, jet-propelled drone and marveled...The Washington Post From ACM News | July 13, 2011
Raspberry Pi developers have created a computer designed to inspire a new generation of computer programmers but inexpensive enough to enable schools to give them...Christian Science Monitor From ACM TechNews | July 13, 2011
The robotics pioneer Rodney Brooks often begins speeches by reaching into his pocket, fiddling with some loose change, finding a quarter, pulling it out and twirling...The New York Times From ACM News | July 12, 2011
China recently launched its newest supercomputer, known as the Tianhe-1 system, using the same technology that it used to build the Tianhe-1A system. Network World From ACM TechNews | July 11, 2011
A third of all American adults own a smartphone and for many minority and low-income users, those mobile devices have replaced computers for Internet access. The...The Washington Post From ACM News | July 12, 2011
If the development of a quantum computer were like motor racing, then we would currently be in the twisty-turny bit that comes before we barrel over the mountain...Arstechnica From ACM News | July 12, 2011
The intelligence community has seen the future, and the future is Google Trends. Actually, more like a highly sophisticated version of Google Trends, with Twitter...Wired From ACM News | July 11, 2011
British tabloid News of the World said it is closing down over a phone hacking scandal in which workers for the Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper allegedly snooped...CNET From ACM News | July 11, 2011
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has mandated that by 2020, all commercial aircraft—and small aircraft flying near most airports—must be equipped with...MIT News Office From ACM News | July 11, 2011
The Supreme Court ended its term with a high-profile ruling that violent video games are protected by the First Amendment, but a bigger technology decision could...Time From ACM News | July 11, 2011
In April 1981, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration launched a space shuttle program meant to take astronauts, cargo, research experiments and military...NPR From ACM Opinion | July 8, 2011
Scientists know what the universe looked like when it was a baby. They know what it looks like today. What they don't know is how it looked in its youth.NASA From ACM News | July 8, 2011
Future computers may rely on magnetic microprocessors that consume the least amount of energy allowed by the laws of physics, according to an analysis by University...UC Berkeley News Center From ACM News | July 8, 2011