Data standards will be needed to facilitate traffic flow in the future, and government officials, engineers, and automakers are considering how to implement the...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | June 18, 2014
A Labrador Retriever named Diesel has become a canine that functions as a Cyber-Physical Search and Rescue Dog through a high-tech vest. Computerworld From ACM TechNews | June 17, 2014
Researchers have broken a record by transmitting enough power wirelessly over a distance of about 16 feet to simultaneously charge up to 40 smartphones. Computerworld From ACM TechNews | April 25, 2014
The field of artificial intelligence is making real progress after a long period of sporadic advances that failed to pan out. Computerworld From ACM TechNews | April 16, 2014
A survey examining why people do not adequately protect their home computers found that about 80 percent of respondents said they were too lazy. Computerworld New Zealand From ACM TechNews | April 15, 2014
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's third global codeathon offers four climate-themed challenges. Computerworld From ACM TechNews | March 24, 2014
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute professor Selmer Bringsjord says understanding morality is increasingly important as robots become smarter and more autonomous. ...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | March 14, 2014
Aviation experts have cited multiple possible reasons for the problems in the multi-country effort to locate the Malaysia Airlines jetliner that dropped off the...Computerworld From ACM News | March 12, 2014
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said a large-scale cyberattack against U.S. infrastructure is "the most serious threat in the 21st century." Computerworld From ACM TechNews | March 12, 2014
The Linux Foundation recently created the AllSeen Alliance, which combines the AllJoyn Framework with its open source network. Computerworld From ACM TechNews | March 7, 2014
Nearly half of Americans want to live in a city where all vehicles are driverless, and a third think that might happen in the next 10 years, according to an Intel...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | February 19, 2014
U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration researchers are developing a interstellar robot that could land on a planet by hitting the surface and bouncing...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | January 9, 2014
"Cars will become the first robot most of us experience in our lifetime," says Gartner analyst Thilo Koslowski. Computerworld From ACM TechNews | January 8, 2014
During the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Robotics Challenge, researchers will compete to enable humanoid robots to collaborate with humans. Computerworld From ACM TechNews | December 11, 2013
In the global race to build the next generation of supercomputers—exascale—there is no guarantee the U.S. will finish first.Computerworld From ACM News | November 25, 2013
The first tests of a laser communication system by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration have been surprisingly error-free. Computerworld From ACM TechNews | October 23, 2013
Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg took aim at the gender gap in the technology industry at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing.Computerworld From ACM TechNews | October 7, 2013
Despite recent concerns about information collection by the United States, law enforcement agencies in Europe and other nations appear to gather equal or greater...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | August 30, 2013