acm-header
Sign In

Communications of the ACM

News


Latest News News Archive Refine your search:
subjectCommunications / Networking
authorScience
bg-corner

An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.


Soldier Shoots Down Drone with Cyber Rifle at Defense Secretary's Feet
From ACM News

Soldier Shoots Down Drone with Cyber Rifle at Defense Secretary's Feet

A coding (but not smoking) gun.

Chameleon Adapts to Secure the Cloud
From ACM TechNews

Chameleon Adapts to Secure the Cloud

A minority-led group of researchers is looking to the U.S. National Science Foundation-funded Chameleon cloud platform as a tool for developing cyberattack prevention...

Our Hidden Neandertal Dna May Increase Risk of Allergies, Depression
From ACM News

Our Hidden Neandertal Dna May Increase Risk of Allergies, Depression

Depressed? Your inner Neandertal may be to blame.

'mind Reading' Computer Deciphers Words From Brainwaves
From ACM TechNews

'mind Reading' Computer Deciphers Words From Brainwaves

Kyushu Institute of Technology researchers have developed a computer that can read information from brainwaves and decipher words before they are spoken. 

Roadmap to Safer Cyberspace
From ACM TechNews

Roadmap to Safer Cyberspace

Researchers have outlined a strategy for next-generation experimental cybersecurity research in a report commissioned by the U.S. National Science Foundation. 

'plucking' Light Particles From Laser Beams Could Advance Quantum Computing
From ACM TechNews

'plucking' Light Particles From Laser Beams Could Advance Quantum Computing

Researchers at Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science have devised a method of reliably "plucking" an individual particle of light out of a laser pulse. 

The Most Likely Spots for Life in the Milky Way
From ACM News

The Most Likely Spots for Life in the Milky Way

Our home galaxy isn't as hospitable to life as you might think.

Artificial Neuronal Network Learns to ­se Human Language
From ACM TechNews

Artificial Neuronal Network Learns to ­se Human Language

Researchers have developed a cognitive model which is able to learn to communicate using human language. 

Nsf Awards $74.5 Million to Support Interdisciplinary Cybersecurity Research
From ACM TechNews

Nsf Awards $74.5 Million to Support Interdisciplinary Cybersecurity Research

The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded $74.5 million in research grants through its Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace program. 

For the Real Hits of Fashion Week, Look to Computer Science
From ACM TechNews

For the Real Hits of Fashion Week, Look to Computer Science

Researchers from Taiwan and the University of Rochester have developed algorithms that enable a computer to identify fashion trends. 

Scientists Stop and Search Malware Hidden in Shortened ­rls on Twitter
From ACM TechNews

Scientists Stop and Search Malware Hidden in Shortened ­rls on Twitter

Cardiff University researchers have developed a technique for detecting tweets containing malicious links. 

Obama Orders Effort to Build First Exascale Computer
From ACM Opinion

Obama Orders Effort to Build First Exascale Computer

The United States is now committed to building an exascale computer, some 30 times more powerful than today’s top machine.

Army Computer Scientist Streamlines Network Science
From ACM TechNews

Army Computer Scientist Streamlines Network Science

Researchers have developed an experimental infrastructure to dynamically create, deploy, and manage virtual clusters of heterogeneous nodes within a cloud. 

How Computers Can Teach Themselves to Recognize Cats
From ACM News

How Computers Can Teach Themselves to Recognize Cats

In June 2012, a network of 16,000 computers trained itself to recognize a cat by looking at 10 million images from YouTube videos. Today, the technique is used...

Space Scientists Create Common Data Hub, Universal Language For Mission Data
From ACM TechNews

Space Scientists Create Common Data Hub, Universal Language For Mission Data

A consortium of European researchers have debuted a new common data hub that allows space scientists to compare data from different space missions. 

New U.s.-Japan Collaborations Bring Big Data Approaches to Disaster Response
From ACM TechNews

New U.s.-Japan Collaborations Bring Big Data Approaches to Disaster Response

The U.S. National Science Foundation and the Japan Science and Technology Agency will jointly fund six collaborative big data projects to enhance disaster management...

One Thousand Genes You Could Live Without
From ACM News

One Thousand Genes You Could Live Without

Researchers have unveiled the largest ever set of full genomes from a single population: Iceland.

Smarter Smart Grids
From ACM TechNews

Smarter Smart Grids

North Carolina State University researchers are using cloud computing resources to analyze smart grid data.

Developing Infrastructure For Data Sharing Around the World
From ACM TechNews

Developing Infrastructure For Data Sharing Around the World

Twice a year, members of the Research Data Alliance meet face-to-face at plenary meetings worldwide to coordinate activities and advance their efforts. 

Walking, Driving, and Riding in a Winter Wonderland
From ACM TechNews

Walking, Driving, and Riding in a Winter Wonderland

A geographer at the University of Maryland is using big data culled from social media to develop better models of the ways people behave when snow begins to fall...
Sign In for Full Access
» Forgot Password? » Create an ACM Web Account