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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Today's supercomputers require programming skills that too few U.S. researchers have to produce advanced computer simulations, and affordable computers and committed...National Science Foundation From ACM TechNews | May 4, 2009
ICANN should become completely independent of the U.S. government, says EU Information Society commissioner Viviane Reding. In a statement regarding the Oct. 1...Reuters From ACM TechNews | May 5, 2009
The Sequoia project, commissioned by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), aims to build the world's first 20 petaflop...HPC Wire From ACM TechNews | May 5, 2009
Georgia Institute of Technology students have developed a system that recreates the original picture and experience of Atari video games. Old video game displays...Georgia Institute of Technology From ACM TechNews | May 5, 2009
A European project has just released a prototype of a software engineering platform that could help companies save time, money and energy as they scramble to upgrade...ICT Results From ICT Results | May 4, 2009
Computer scientists at the University of Hertfordshire are covering a child-sized humanoid robot with artificial skin in an effort to help autistic children improve...The University of Hertfordshire From ACM TechNews | May 4, 2009
A growing number of East Carolina University undergraduates are having international experiences without ever leaving the Greenville, N.C., campus. The university's...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM News | May 5, 2009
Physicist Stephen Wolfram says the goal of his free Wolfram Alpha program, which will be available to the public starting in the middle of May, is to "make expert...BBC News From ACM TechNews | May 4, 2009
Researchers from Toshiba and Cambridge University's Cavendish Laboratory say secure quantum communication is possible with practical components for high-speed photon...Institute of Physics From ACM TechNews | May 4, 2009
Intel Research Berkeley scientists Byung-Gon Chun and Petros Maniatis have developed CloneCloud, a cloud computing-based clone of smartphones that can handle large...Technology Review From ACM TechNews | May 4, 2009
The Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) of the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech has developed a unique robotic hand that can firmly hold objects...Newswise From ACM News | May 4, 2009
An umbrella group set up to give direction to Europe's emerging photonics community has proposed a program of strategic research and is calling for action to address...ICT Results From ICT Results | May 1, 2009
In a nondescript manufacturing plant on a quiet cul-de-sac in San Fernando, Calif., a khaki-green machine the size of a buffet table sucks in bright pink ribbon...The Los Angeles Times From ACM News | May 4, 2009
A new data model developed by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, at other universities, and in the private sector will help facilities and buildings...Berkeley Lab News Center From ACM News | May 1, 2009
Cybercriminals still have the upper hand on the Internet despite nearly two decades of technological advancement, and Carnegie Mellon University professor William...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | May 1, 2009
TECNALIA is working with AERNNOVA on the ICARO project, which is developing multidisciplinary optimization software that would help design the most effective aircraft...Basque Research From ACM TechNews | May 1, 2009
In a major strategy shift, Apple reportedly has begun boosting its capability to design its own computer chips in an effort to create exclusive features for its...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | May 1, 2009
People around the world are circumventing their governments' censorship of Web content using tools developed and provided by a diverse coalition of political and...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | May 1, 2009
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has committed to releasing a record amount of supercomputing time--1.3 billion processor hours--starting in 2010, giving scientific...Wired News From ACM TechNews | May 1, 2009
Google is attempting map how the swine flu is spreading through Mexico by compiling information from swine flu-related searches in Mexico. The mapping effort is...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | May 1, 2009