Climate researchers have no shortage of scientific issues on which to expend computer power. The biggest problem is choosing which one to tackle first.David Lindley From Communications of the ACM | January 1, 2009
Teachers are increasingly incorporating video games, virtual reality, and simulations to improve education. Business and science classes are starting to use sophisticated...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | January 7, 2009
Google wants to create greater international interest in a new experimental feature that enables Google Search Appliance (GSA) to translate documents between 34...eWeek From ACM TechNews | December 29, 2008
Sun Microsystems is working with the European Commission-funded open Accessibility Everywhere: Groundwork, Infrastructure, Standards (AEGIS) Project to improve...IDG News Service From ACM TechNews | December 22, 2008
The semantic Web could enable more interactive and accurate searches and is considered a crucial component of emerging Web 3.0 technology. Researchers are exploring...CNN From ACM TechNews | December 22, 2008
IBM researchers' list of promising new technologies includes the ability to "talk" to the Web; information collection and retrieval systems that cover us when we...IDG News Service From ACM TechNews | December 19, 2008
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign professor Caroline Haythornthwaite says traditional classroom education techniques could be improved by examining e-learning...niversity of Illinois at rbana-Champaign From ACM TechNews | December 12, 2008
In combination with finger and hand gestures, multitouch input is enabling users to manipulate and display information in innovative and unprecedented ways.Ted Selker From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2008
Mobile phones are bridging the digital divide and transforming many economic, social, and medical realities, particularly in developing nations.Samuel Greengard From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2008
Researchers of molecular computing and communication are focusing on the type of breakthroughs needed to make the vision of ultrasmall, biocompatible computers....Kirk L. Kroeker From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2008
The Grace Hopper Celebration featured technical talks, workshops, networking events, and lively discussions about increasing the number of women in computer science...Leah Hoffmann From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2008
European researchers have created software that links student blogs and other social software tools into a virtual collaborative learning environment. The three...ICT Results From ACM News | December 5, 2008
Supercomputers have reached new power and performance benchmarks while also increasing their availability to businesses in the past year. In June, IBM's Roadrunner...Financial Times From ACM TechNews | December 5, 2008
The Internet2 nonprofit consortium is engaged in the development, implementation, and use of networking technologies to tap a massive volume of new URL address...ACM TechNews From ACM TechNews | December 3, 2008
The European Union-funded Nepomuk project has developed innovative software to make finding and sharing information on a computer significantly easier, potentially...ICT Results From ACM TechNews | December 1, 2008
Computational complexity and intractability may help scientists better understand how humans process information and make decisions.David Lindley From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2008
Social network analysis explains why some sites succeed and others fail, how physical and online social networks differ and are alike, and attempts to predict how...Bill Howard From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2008
The U.S. patent system is overdue for reform, but what needs fixing, and how, is a matter of some dispute.Leah Hoffmann From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2008
To date, services provided for mobile users are still hard to build. Two main challenges need to be considered. The first...Quan Z. Sheng, Boualem Benatallah, Zakaria Maamar From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2008
The debate on the future of VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) is not new. For some time now this technological innovation has been considered one of main drivers...Claudio Feijóo, José Luis Gómez-Barroso, David Rojo-Alonso From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2008