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What Last Week's Anti-­.s. Shift in Internet Governance Means to You
From ACM Opinion

What Last Week's Anti-­.s. Shift in Internet Governance Means to You

Last week a group of the Internet's governing organizations announced they were effectively turning their backs on the United States.

The Future of Prosthetics Could Be This Brain-Controlled Bionic Leg
From ACM News

The Future of Prosthetics Could Be This Brain-Controlled Bionic Leg

About a year ago, Zac Vawter climbed all 103 flights of stairs of the Willis Tower in Chicago.

Cyber Warrior Shortage Hits Anti-Hacker Fightback
From ACM Careers

Cyber Warrior Shortage Hits Anti-Hacker Fightback

For the governments and corporations facing increasing computer attacks, the biggest challenge is finding the right cyber warriors to fight back.

Intel Sees a Future Where We Will Form 'relationships' with Our Gadgets
From ACM Opinion

Intel Sees a Future Where We Will Form 'relationships' with Our Gadgets

Rugged individualists aside, many people find themselves increasingly connected not just to one another but also to the devices that make those connections possible...

Researcher Eyes Display on Contact Lens
From ACM TechNews

Researcher Eyes Display on Contact Lens

The IMEC research institute is conducting research on display technology for contact lenses. 

In Quantum Computing, Light May Lead the Way
From ACM TechNews

In Quantum Computing, Light May Lead the Way

Researchers say they have developed a method to have light play a bigger, more versatile role in the future of quantum computing. 

Bit By Bit, Virtual Reality Heads For the Holodeck
From ACM News

Bit By Bit, Virtual Reality Heads For the Holodeck

While sitting in a stuffy Hollywood hotel conference room recently, I plotted my next move outside a snow-covered, ancient castle.

Printed Electronics: A Multi-Touch Sensor Customizable With Scissors
From ACM TechNews

Printed Electronics: A Multi-Touch Sensor Customizable With Scissors

Researchers have developed a printable multi-touch sensor whose shape and size can be altered. 

Here's Everything You Should Know About Nsa Address Book Spying in One Faq
From ACM News

Here's Everything You Should Know About Nsa Address Book Spying in One Faq

A new report from The Washington Post, based on documents provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden, reveals that the National Security Agency is collecting hundreds...

Touchscreens Get Curves Thanks to 3d Printed Optics
From ACM TechNews

Touchscreens Get Curves Thanks to 3d Printed Optics

Papillion enables designers to create surfaces that can display wraparound interactive imagery. 

Cyber-Shield: Brazil Announces Govt System to Block Nsa Snooping
From ACM News

Cyber-Shield: Brazil Announces Govt System to Block Nsa Snooping

Brazil is creating an email system intended to shield the government from NSA spying.

Accelerometer Ids Smartphones in Seconds
From ACM News

Accelerometer Ids Smartphones in Seconds

One afternoon late last month, security researcher Hristo Bojinov placed his Galaxy Nexus phone face up on the table in a cramped Palo Alto conference room. Then...

On Its Way to Jupiter, Nasa's Juno Probe Sends Snapshot of Earth
From ACM News

On Its Way to Jupiter, Nasa's Juno Probe Sends Snapshot of Earth

Following the speed boosting slingshot of Earth on Wednesday, Oct. 9, that sent NASA's Juno orbiter hurtling towards Jupiter, the probe has successfully transmitted...

3D Printing a Masterwork For Your Living Room
From ACM News

3D Printing a Masterwork For Your Living Room

You may never be able to get to Italy to see Michelangelo's David—but advances in 3D printing technology are making it possible for you to create an almost perfect...

What Our 3d-Printed Future Looks Like
From ACM News

What Our 3d-Printed Future Looks Like

On-demand organs, Terminator-style arms, and aviation nostalgia—the best of 3D printing is on show in 3D: Printing the Future at London's Science Museum.

Yep, Apple's A7 Looks Twice As Fast–at Least For Fractal Math
From ACM Opinion

Yep, Apple's A7 Looks Twice As Fast–at Least For Fractal Math

Is Apple's A7 chip twice as fast at processing and graphics, as Apple promised when announcing the new iPhone 5S?

This Is Mars in Extremely High Resolution
From ACM News

This Is Mars in Extremely High Resolution

On March 10, 2006, seven months after an Atlas rocket boosted it into space from Cape Canaveral, Florida, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter fell into place in the...

3D Printing: The Greener Choice
From ACM TechNews

3D Printing: The Greener Choice

Making products with a three-dimensional printer uses less energy than mass-producing them in a factory. 

Virtual Reality Gaming Is Nearly Here; We Just Need the Right Controller
From ACM News

Virtual Reality Gaming Is Nearly Here; We Just Need the Right Controller

Video games have long promised to offer their players "immersive experiences," but full-blown virtual reality—the holodeck or the matrix—was still a fantasy.

Nsa's Own Hardware Backdoors May Still Be a 'problem From Hell'
From ACM TechNews

Nsa's Own Hardware Backdoors May Still Be a 'problem From Hell'

Computer hardware into which secret backdoors have been inserted by the U.S. National Security Agency and its adversaries is a tremendous security problem. 
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