Communications of the ACM
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
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China Develops Quantum Cryptography Network
Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China say they have developed the first optical quantum cryptography network. The quantum communication...
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Tracking Cyberspies Through the Web Wilderness
The Internet is rife with cybercriminals and online eavesdroppers, and countering this threat is the job of cybersleuths. One of the key tools in cybersleuths'...
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Mathematical Advances Strengthen It Security
A new cryptography approach based on the mathematical theory of elliptic curves is considered a leading candidate to replace the widely used RSA public key security...
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'kill Switch' Disables Stolen Laptops
A lost or stolen laptop or notebook computer is replaceable; the stolen data inside it may produce real owner's anxiety. Which makes Fujitsu's newly announced "security...
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Energy-Efficient Technology Seen Providing Saving For Decades
While Americans may worry about having to give up their beloved flat screen TVs, computers and other high-tech devices in the home and workplace in an energy-constrained...
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China Has Developed Its Own Operating System For Cyber War With U.S.
A leading cyber security specialist said last week that China has developed its own ultra-secure operating system for a strategic edge in its cyber warfare with...
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The Future of Gadget Interaction
Many innovative technologies funded by the European Commission (EC) were spotlighted at the Science Beyond Fiction conference in Prague. The EC announced in April...
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Research Gives Clues For Self-Cleaning Materials, Water-Striding Robots
Scientists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and Japan's RIKEN institute recently completed research that could lead to self-cleaning walls, counter tops...
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World Will Change Icann's Future, Ceo Says
In an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, ICANN president Paul Twomey agreed with European Union commissioner Viviane Reding, who recently called on President...
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Virtual Cocoon Could Simulate Five Senses
Research teams from York University and Warwick University, along with experts from the universities of Bangor, Bedford, and Brighton, are working to create new...
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Professor Wants Exemption to Study Video Game Anti-Piracy Software
University of Michigan professor Alex Halderman wants to research whether the anti-piracy software built into computer games makes computers more vulnerable to...
From ACM Careers
Students Excel in New-Age Crime Technology
Hacking has become an attractive subject for many students. The first day of the Security and Identity Management (SIM) conference in Ahmedabad saw paper presentations...
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Flexible Displays May Be Stretched Over Curved Surfaces
A team of University of Tokyo researchers led by professor Takao Someya has engineered a stretchable display by linking organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and...
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Students Build Hand-Gestural Pc Interface
Controlling applications with hand gestures is a more natural way to communicate with computers, according to a team of engineering students at Northeastern University...
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'smart Cameras' to Help Monitor Elderly People Who Live Alone
Yale University researchers Eugenio Culurciello and Andreas Savvides are developing smart camera technology to help monitor older adults who live alone. "Approximately...
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Cadets Trade the Trenches For Firewalls
Throughout the U.S. military there is heightened awareness that the threat of a computer attack is just as urgent as a physical attack, and that military units...
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Mobile Apps Open Source Middleware
The MUSIC Consortium has released a preliminary version of a language tool and middleware environment for developing next-generation mobile applications and services...
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EC Wants Software Makers Held Liable for Code
The European Commission is proposing that the European Union's consumer protections for physical products also cover software. Commissioners Viviane Reding and...
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Color E-Paper That Rivals the Real Thing
A new approach electronic-paper developed by Philips offers fresh hope for color e-paper displays that are so bright and clear that even traditional liquid crystal...
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