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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.
In an effort to strength the Middle East's technical work force, Intel will help establish a nanoelectronics research center at the King Abdul-Aziz City of Science...Semiconductor International From ACM TechNews | May 18, 2009
Researchers are improving unmanned helicopters' capabilities to address regulatory requirements and commercial uses.Gregory Goth From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2009
Entertainment businesses say digital rights management prevents the theft of their products, but access control technologies have been a uniform failure when it...Leah Hoffmann From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2009
Medical researchers have long dreamed of "magic bullets" that go directly where they are needed. Now micromedicine and nanotechnology are making a range of molecules...Don Monroe From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2009
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) researchers will present a new way of defending against cross-site scripting attacks at the upcoming IEEE Symposium on Security...Technology Review From ACM TechNews | May 15, 2009
A recently published report from the National Research Council (NRC) contends that there has to be more public disclosure and informed debate about cyberarms and...Network World From ACM TechNews | May 15, 2009
University of Granada researchers have developed EDLUT, an event-driven, lookup-table-based simulator that can reproduce any part of the human body's nervous system...Universidad de Granada From ACM TechNews | May 15, 2009
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2020, the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2009 by a voice vote on Tuesday (May...House Committee on Science and Technology From ACM News | May 15, 2009
Constantinos Daskalakis has won the 2008 Doctoral Dissertation Award from ACM (the Association for Computing Machinery) for his work on behavior in complex networks...ACM From ACM News | May 15, 2009
Forget the battlefield radios, the combat PDAs or even infantry hand signals. When the soldiers of the future want to communicate, they’ll read each other's minds...Wired From ACM News | May 15, 2009
Google has revealed an array of new search tools--Search Options, Wonder Wheel, Rich Snippets, and Google Squared--that enable users to combine options for displaying...TechNewsWorld From ACM TechNews | May 14, 2009
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have built a test facility to evaluate and enhance sensors designed to detect buried land mines. The unique automated...Newswise From ACM News | May 14, 2009
Intel and Germany's University of Saarland have launched Intel VCI, a new visual computing institute that will focus on software architectures and algorithms for...EE Times From ACM TechNews | May 13, 2009
Fewer items on the results page of a Web search might be more appropriate for certain situations and users, according to a new study from researchers at the Helsinki...Helsinki Institute for Information Technology From ACM TechNews | May 14, 2009
Nearly 40 years after Americans first set foot on the moon, a host of private rocketeers are hoping to follow to win a $30 million prize. Team Italia, one of 17...FoxNews.com From ACM News | May 14, 2009
The EUREKA ITEA software Cluster ANSO project is working to integrate domestic networked multimedia, home control, and communications devices. The digital home...EUREKA From ACM TechNews | May 13, 2009
As the expiration of ICANN's agreement with the U.S. Commerce Department approaches, stakeholders are weighing in on the fate of the organization. European Union...InternetNews.com From ACM TechNews | May 13, 2009
Pennsylvania State University (PSU) has launched the Aesthetic Quality Inference Engine (ACQUINE), an online system for determining the aesthetic quality of an...Penn State Live From ACM TechNews | May 13, 2009
Researchers from around the world are meeting at a conference in Kobe, Japan, to discuss recent advancements in robotics. Among those on display will be RiSE, a...Technology Review From ACM TechNews | May 13, 2009
Office workers who make time to chat face to face with colleagues may be far more productive than those who rely on e-mail, the phone, or Facebook, suggests a study...Technology Review From ACM News | May 14, 2009