Madrid recently hosted the International Symposium on Research in Grid/Nano/Bio/Medical Informatics (Bioinforsalud 2009). Organized by ACTION-Grid, Bioinforsalud...Universidad Politecnica de Madrid From ACM TechNews | April 17, 2009
European researchers have developed a suite of tools to add non-verbal cues to email, phone calls, chats and other channels of electronic communication. Intriguing...ICT Results From ICT Results | April 17, 2009
Up to 90 percent of smartphone users say they want computer-like functions, and close to 40 percent of aggregate face time is based on mobile Internet, games, multimedia...Helsinki niversity of Technology From ACM TechNews | April 15, 2009
ACM's CHI 2009, the 27th Computer-Human Interaction Conference, spotlighted many new inventions and concepts, some of which were decidedly unusual. These included...Technology Review From ACM TechNews | April 15, 2009
Information and communications technology (ICT) is all about communication but it has never provided the semantic richness offered by the non-verbal cues that typically...ICT Results From ICT Results | April 15, 2009
California Institute of Technology (Caltech) scientists have trained computers to automatically analyze aggression and courtship in fruit flies, allowing researchers...California Institute of Technology From ACM TechNews | April 10, 2009
Sherry Randhawa of Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia, recently demonstrated some of the school's progress in robotics and computing. A major attraction...The Times of India From ACM TechNews | April 8, 2009
Google's Gmail Labs is constantly developing new features and applications, and while many of the projects and releases may appear to be casual or random, the Lab's...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | April 6, 2009
Research institutions in Europe have created a uniform methodology for developing embedded systems that lowers costs and improves quality. The methodology includes...VTT Technical Research Center From ACM TechNews | April 6, 2009
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign computer scientist Karrie Karahalios has developed a technique to digitize conversations and represent them as images...Reuters From ACM TechNews | April 6, 2009
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a mobile application known as Sun Dial, which alerts Muslim users when it's time to perform the...The Georgia Institute of Technology From ACM News | April 6, 2009
Both IBM's Almaden Research Center and Hewlett-Packard Labs are focused on promoting their companies' core businesses and investigating emerging technologies....Investor's Business Daily From ACM TechNews | April 2, 2009
Washington State University professors Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe and Diane Cook have created a smart home laboratory to assess how technology can help senior...The Daily Evergreen (WA) From ACM TechNews | April 2, 2009
NASA and Microsoft recently announced plans to make planetary images and data accessible over the Internet as part of the Space Act Agreement. NASA and Microsoft...NASA News From ACM TechNews | April 1, 2009
Web services are finding homes in a growing number of applications, from e-learning to manufacturing. But the IT industry's rush to meet demand for services has...ICT Results From ACM News | April 2, 2009
An informal group of computer security experts said they have observed early attempts by the Conficker virus to communicate with a control server, but they are...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | April 1, 2009
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's (PNNL's) Electrical Infrastructure Operations Center features a prototype control room that provides a glimpse into...EE Times From ACM TechNews | March 30, 2009
The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) recently assembled a panel of technology experts to discuss various emerging research technologies,...EE Times From ACM TechNews | March 25, 2009
Buying a new car is one of the biggest purchases most people make. But how can you be sure that the car you order will live up to your expectations? The EU-funded...ICT Results From ACM News | March 24, 2009
University of Florida professor Warren Dixon says electrical stimulation can be combined with computer learning technologies to help people regain precise, life...University of Florida News From ACM TechNews | March 23, 2009