acm-header
Sign In

Communications of the ACM

Careers


Featured Job
bg-corner

Why Students Are Throwing Tons of Money at a Program That Won't Give Them a College Degree
From ACM TechNews

Why Students Are Throwing Tons of Money at a Program That Won't Give Them a College Degree

Computer-coding "boot camps" are surging in popularity, but these non-accredited programs do not offer a college degree, so graduates who invest a lot of money...

Hpc4mfg Program Seeks to Fund New Proposals
From ACM Careers

Hpc4mfg Program Seeks to Fund New Proposals

A U.S. Department of Energy program designed to spur the use of high performance supercomputers to advance U.S. manufacturing is now seeking a second round of proposals...

Apple Encryption Engineers, If Ordered to Unlock Iphone, Might Resist
From ACM Careers

Apple Encryption Engineers, If Ordered to Unlock Iphone, Might Resist

If the F.B.I. wins its court fight to force Apple's help in unlocking an iPhone, the agency may run into yet another roadblock: Apple's engineers.

Secure, ­ser-Controlled Data
From ACM Careers

Secure, ­ser-Controlled Data

Cryptographic system would allow users to decide which applications access which aspects of their data.

Discovery Shows Promise as Silicon's Replacement in Semiconductors
From ACM Careers

Discovery Shows Promise as Silicon's Replacement in Semiconductors

Two-dimensional electronic devices could inch closer to their ultimate promise of low power, high efficiency, and mechanical flexibility with a processing technique...

Why Students Are Throwing Tons of Money at a Program that Won't Give Them a College Degree
From ACM Careers

Why Students Are Throwing Tons of Money at a Program that Won't Give Them a College Degree

Brian O'Neill has been trying to hire a developer at Philly-based tech company Monetate.

Automakers Go Back to School to Learn to Build Self-Driving Cars
From ACM Careers

Automakers Go Back to School to Learn to Build Self-Driving Cars

Automakers didn't build the self-driving car: Google did.

Computer Simulations May Help Golfers Tame Masters Tournament's Nasty 12th Hole
From ACM Careers

Computer Simulations May Help Golfers Tame Masters Tournament's Nasty 12th Hole

Johns Hopkins engineers have devised a computer model to help golfers unravel the wicked wind conditions that plague the 12th hole at Georgia's Augusta National...

When Slower Is Faster
From ACM Careers

When Slower Is Faster

A newly published study claims that communicating vehicles will move more efficiently through intersections without traffic lights than with them. 

On the Hunt For a Mystery Planet
From ACM News

On the Hunt For a Mystery Planet

Astronomer Scott Sheppard runs through his checklist as he settles in for a long night of skygazing at the Subaru telescope atop Mauna Kea, Hawaii.

Pentagon Paying Techies to Think Like Terrorists
From ACM Careers

Pentagon Paying Techies to Think Like Terrorists

To stop a terrorist, it helps to think like one.

Outsourcing Crystal Growth. . .to Space
From ACM Careers

Outsourcing Crystal Growth. . .to Space

To better isolate the growth and measurement of protein crystals from the effects of gravity, a group of researchers grew crystals in a specially-designed chamber...

Smartwatches Can Now Track Your Finger in Mid-Air ­sing Sonar
From ACM Careers

Smartwatches Can Now Track Your Finger in Mid-Air ­sing Sonar

A sonar technology developed at the University of Washington allows users to interact with mobile devices by writing or gesturing on any nearby surface.

How New York's Top Advertisers Are Fighting Terrorist Propaganda
From ACM Careers

How New York's Top Advertisers Are Fighting Terrorist Propaganda

It began with an encounter at a San Francisco summit less than six months ago.

In the Age of Google Deepmind, Do the Young Go Prodigies of Asia Have a Future?
From ACM Careers

In the Age of Google Deepmind, Do the Young Go Prodigies of Asia Have a Future?

Choong-am Dojang is far from a typical Korean school. Its best pupils will never study history or math, nor will they receive traditional high-school diplomas.

Researchers Develop New Lens For Terahertz Radiation
From ACM Careers

Researchers Develop New Lens For Terahertz Radiation

Brown University engineers have devised a way to focus terahertz radiation using an array of stacked metal plates, which may prove useful for terahertz imaging...

Research Confirms: Tech Blogs Set the Agenda For Traditional Media
From ACM Careers

Research Confirms: Tech Blogs Set the Agenda For Traditional Media

Researchers collected 1.5 million news articles and blog posts of technology coverage in the United States over the course of a year to determine who sets the tech...

After Alphago, What's Next For Ai?
From ACM Opinion

After Alphago, What's Next For Ai?

AlphaGo's victories against legendary Go player Lee Se-dol over the last few days mark a major milestone in AI research.

Play This Game and Win a Job!
From ACM Careers

Play This Game and Win a Job!

Last fall, Barclays PLC began testing a new tool for attracting young job applicants: a mobile video game.

Dna 'origami' Could Help Build Faster, Cheaper Computer Chips
From ACM Careers

Dna 'origami' Could Help Build Faster, Cheaper Computer Chips

Researchers report that DNA, when formed into specific shapes through a process reminiscent of the ancient art of paper folding, might help electronics manufacturers...
Sign In for Full Access
» Forgot Password? » Create an ACM Web Account