Congressional staffers in the Rayburn House Office Building on May 20 were wondering why a robot was roaming the halls. Those who followed the robot were led to...NASA From ACM News | May 28, 2010
Researchers are developing new techniques to gauge employee productivity from information flow.Leah Hoffmann From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2010
A better understanding of heavy-tailed probability distributions can improve activities from Internet commerce to the design of server farms.Neil Savage From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2010
The European Union-funded CVIS project aims to deploy an advanced communications infrastructure that can facilitate new ways to drastically upgrade the safety,...ICT Results From ACM TechNews | May 24, 2010
A new generation of medical devices using wireless communications, sophisticated software and data center-driven "cloud" computing promises to deliver health care...Scientific American From ACM News | May 26, 2010
Intellectual Ventures builds computer simulations to better understand how malaria spreads and how it responds to eradication efforts.Scientific American From ACM News | May 25, 2010
South Dakota State University mathematicians are helping doctors of the Mayo Clinic build mathematical models to fine-tune an innovative strategy to treat cancer...South Dakota State University From ACM News | May 24, 2010
The Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne has used the Cadmos supercomputer to develop software that can create an accurate model of an individual's cardiovascular...Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne From ACM TechNews | May 21, 2010
In the culmination of a project spanning 15 years, scientists at the J. Craig Venter Institute have engineered the first cell controlled by a synthetic genome.Technology Review From ACM News | May 21, 2010
Hewlett-Packard researchers have proposed a biogas recovery system that converts livestock waste into methane, which can be used as fuel to generate electricity...San Jose Mercury News From ACM TechNews | May 19, 2010
McMaster University computer and software engineers are studying how one IBM multicore processor can be used to connect a vehicle's automotive systems. McMaster niversity (Canada) From ACM TechNews | May 19, 2010
Using the NSF-funded Ranger supercomputer at the Texas Advanced Computing Center, University of Texas at Austin professor Pengyu Ren is working to develop faster...National Science Foundation From ACM News | May 17, 2010
Tennis has adopted Hawk-Eye's line-calling technology with (mostly) open arms. Why are other sports resisting the more accurate, high-tech refs?Popular Mechanics From ACM News | May 14, 2010
A group of Northeastern University student researchers have developed a wireless wrist device that monitors a user's vital signs and may serves as an automated...Northeastern University From ACM News | May 13, 2010
Cost-effective computerized systems can successfully screen diabetic patients to detect early eye problems related to the disease, University of Iowa analysis shows...niversity of Iowa From ACM News | May 13, 2010
Researchers at the University of Southampton, Leeds University, and the University of Strathclyde are studying the use of ultrasonic transducers that can be used...BBC News From ACM TechNews | May 12, 2010
The next time you're low on cash and need to get a quick read on the public's feeling on politics or current events, consider sampling Twitter.Arstechnica From ACM News | May 11, 2010
Don’t worry about Microsoft trying to follow your every move. The company probably already knows what you will do next.Wired From ACM News | May 11, 2010
Earlier this month, the journal Lancet Neurology published a study showing that the generic drug lithium did nothing to slow the course of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis...Technology Review From ACM News | May 11, 2010
New cures for neurological disease and a better understanding of how the brain works are among the dozens of potential applications awaiting a new neurological... From ICT Results | May 11, 2010