Joe Bader tried setting the two tones of his invention four notes apart on the musical scale, but the result sounded like music, not a siren. Same thing when...The New York Times From ACM News | March 3, 2011
China plans to launch a new homegrown supercomputer, the Dawning 6000, this summer, and it "could rival even Blue Gene/Q systems for performance per watt supremacy...Technology Review From ACM TechNews | March 3, 2011
John Prine wasn’t far off when he sang in "Living In the Future" that "we're all driving rocket ships and talking with our minds." We're still waiting for our...Wired From ACM News | March 2, 2011
Charles Leiserson and his team are experts at designing parallel algorithms—including one for a chess-playing program that outperformed IBM’s Deep Blue.MIT News Office From ACM News | March 2, 2011
For decades, chipmakers strove to develop the fastest and most powerful chips possible and damn the amount of electricity needed to power them, but these days...Gizmag From ACM News | March 2, 2011
Hewlett-Packard researchers have proposed a fundamental rethinking of the modern computer for the coming era of nanoelectronics—a marriage of memory and computing...The New York Times From ACM News | March 1, 2011
Operating systems for multicore chips will need more information about their own performance—and more resources for addressing whatever problems arise.MIT News Office From ACM News | March 1, 2011
Banks have long considered placing silicon transistors on currency for security purposes, but the technology was too chunky and intensive for paper bills. Now...Discovery From ACM News | February 28, 2011
Fifa's plans to introduce goal-line technology have suffered a setback after every one of the 10 companies which took part in trials last week failed to meet...The Guardian From ACM News | February 25, 2011
The next launch of the U.S. space shuttle Discovery will carry a humanoid robot to the International Space Station. Dubbed Robonaut 2 (R2), the robot has a helmeted...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | February 24, 2011
Researchers recently unveiled the first complete millimeter-scale computing system that is about the size of the letter "N" on the back of a penny (or about the...MSNBC From ACM News | February 24, 2011
Ask someone what they think the future of driving is, and the most likely response involves self-driving cars.Arstechnica From ACM News | February 24, 2011
The device may revolutionize data storage, replacing flash memory and perhaps even disks. Whether they can be reliably and cheaply manufactured, though, is an open...Gary Anthes From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2011
A presidential report asserts the value of U.S. government investments in the cross-agency Networking and Information Technology Research...Tom Geller From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2011
Outreach programs and usability improvements are drawing many researchers to grid computing from disciplines that have not traditionally used such resources.Kirk L. Kroeker From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2011
University of Massachusetts Amherst and Texas A&M University researchers have developed a method for writing information to flash memory under low-voltage conditions...eWeek From ACM TechNews | February 22, 2011
The work that goes into building a physical model of a concept car is usually hidden behind closed doors, known only to engineers sworn to secrecy and similarly...Wired From ACM News | February 17, 2011
Researchers at Princeton University have built a new type of sensor that could help engineers quickly assess the health of a building or bridge. The sensor is...Technology Review From ACM News | February 17, 2011
Chipmaker Nvidia plans this year to introduce a four-core processor, code-named Project Kal-El, that should offer roughly five times the processing power of its...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | February 16, 2011