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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.
University of North Carolina researchers are collaborating with the Naval Postgraduate School to develop an intelligent-training system for the military using automatically...The Charlotte Observer From ACM TechNews | August 30, 2010
Physicists at the Naval Research Laboratory and the University of Wisconsin-Madison predict that a family of well-known silicon surfaces, stabilized by chains of...Naval Research Laboratory From ACM TechNews | August 30, 2010
Graphite foam technology developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been licensed to LED North America (Oak Ridge, TN) for...Oak Ridge National Laboratory From ACM News | August 30, 2010
Stanford University engineer Mark Cutkosky has led the development of Stickybot, a robot that can climb up smooth surfaces with feet modeled on the design of gecko...Stanford University From ACM TechNews | August 27, 2010
A new W3C working group will focus on improving the measurement of Web application performance times.The Web Performance Working Group will initially create a common...Government Computer News From ACM TechNews | August 25, 2010
McGill University researchers have found that quantum dots are capable of creating large voltages that can keep compact electronic devices running. "We need to...Montreal Gazette From ACM TechNews | August 25, 2010
University of Kansas (KU) researchers have discovered a way to recognize currents of spinning electrons, or spintronics, within a semiconductor using powerful lasers...The niversity of Kansas From ACM TechNews | August 25, 2010
The University of Arizona is collaborating with researchers at Columbia University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on a project which is developing...The niversity of Arizona From ACM TechNews | August 25, 2010
Solid-state lighting pioneers long have held that replacing the inefficient light bulbs with more efficient solid-state LEDs would lower electrical usage worldwide...Sandia National Laboratories From ACM News | August 25, 2010
In a step toward more efficient, smaller and higher-definition display screens, a University of Michigan professor has developed a new type of color filter made...niversity of Michigan From ACM News | August 25, 2010
Scientists report the development of the first fuel cell designed to produce electricity with biochemical technology borrowed from the biological powerhouses...American Chemical Society From ACM News | August 23, 2010
University of Tehran researchers Farnood Merrikh-Bayat and Saeed Bagheri have found that two memristors used in a series work more like a human brain using Hebbian...Technology Review From ACM TechNews | August 24, 2010
Researchers from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock are working with robotics engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to prevent the space agency's...niversity of Arkansas at Little Rock From ACM TechNews | August 24, 2010
László Lovász, Vinton G. Cerf, and other researchers are honored for their contributions to computer science.Jack Rosenberger From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2010
ACM's expansion into China will support local professionals and increase Chinese involvement in ACM's international activities.Tom Geller From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2010
The Internet is making higher education accessible to a whole new class of students—but not necessarily at a lower cost.Marina Krakovsky From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2010
Sensor-equipped bicycles are providing valuable data to cyclists, city planners, and computer scientists.Neil Savage From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2010
Computational neuroscientists are learning that the brain is like a computer, except when it isn't.David Lindley From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2010
MIT scientists reported progress in using a common virus to develop improved materials for high-performance, rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that could be...American Chemical Society From ACM News | August 23, 2010
Software that enables robots to move objects about a room, building up ever-more knowledge about their environment, is an important step forward in artificial intelligence... From ICT Results | August 24, 2010