In a small, dark, room off a long hallway within a sprawling complex of buildings in Silicon Valley, an array of massive flat-panel displays and video cameras track ...Technology Review From ACM News | June 28, 2013
BigBrain is an electronic model that will enable scientists to explore the anatomy of a single brain in far greater detail than previously possible. Technology Review From ACM TechNews | June 21, 2013
In 2012, education startups attracted millions of students—and a surge of interest from universities and the media—by offering massive open online courses, or MOOCs...Technology Review From ACM News | June 10, 2013
For those who find Google Glass indiscreet, electronic contact lenses that outfit the user’s cornea with a display may one day provide an alternative.Technology Review From ACM News | June 7, 2013
If the Internet is to reach everywhere—from the pills you swallow to the shoes on your feet—then computers will need to get a whole lot smaller.Technology Review From ACM News | May 30, 2013
Companies market to you according to your shopping habits, your age, your salary, and your social-media activities. In the future, they may be able to advertise...Technology Review From ACM News | May 24, 2013
Microsoft announced a new version of the Xbox One earlier this week, and with it an improved and essentially reinvented version of Kinect, the company's body- and...Technology Review From ACM Careers | May 23, 2013
Researchers have found a way to eliminate personally identifiable information in cellphone data, which could improve data mining by removing privacy concerns. Technology Review From ACM TechNews | May 15, 2013
At a computer in her office at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, epidemiologist Caroline Buckee points to a dot on a map of Kenya's western highlands...Technology Review From ACM News | May 9, 2013
Don't be surprised if Stephen Wolfram, the renowned complexity theorist, software company CEO, and night owl, wants to schedule a work call with you at 9 p.m. In...Technology Review From ACM Opinion | May 9, 2013
Driverless cars haven’t hit the roads yet, but computers are already helping to slow down or stop a car in situations when a crash is imminent.Technology Review From ACM News | May 6, 2013
One day, we may be able to check email or call a friend without ever touching a screen or even speaking to a disembodied helper.Technology Review From ACM News | April 29, 2013
Electromagnetic interference can screw up cell phone and radio reception. But it may also be the key to cheaply transforming regular LCD screens into touch- and...Technology Review From ACM Careers | April 25, 2013
Wireless operators have access to an unprecedented volume of information about users' real-world activities, but for years these massive data troves were put to...Technology Review From ACM News | April 18, 2013
Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) project, which President Obama announced in his State of the Union address in February, will...Technology Review From ACM Opinion | April 16, 2013
A new rapid-fire crowdsourcing program could provide new ways to enhance voice-recognition applications. Technology Review From ACM TechNews | March 22, 2013
The fact that smartphones and tablets don't need antivirus software or regular software updates is a major reason for their popularity.Technology Review From ACM News | March 12, 2013