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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Multicore May Not Be So Scary
Research suggests that the free operating system Linux will keep up with the addition of more "cores," or processing units, to computer chips.
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Should Code Be Released?
Software code can provide important insights into the results of research, but it's up to individual scientists whether their code is released---and many opt not...
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Personal Fabrication
Open source 3D printers could herald the start of a new industrial revolution.
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Linear Logic
A novel approach to computational logic is reaching maturity, opening up opening up new vistas in programming languages, proof nets, and security applications.
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Growing Nanowires Horizontally Yields New Benefit: 'nano-Leds'
While refining their novel method for making nanoscale wires, chemists at NIST discovered an unexpected bonus—a new way to create nanowires that produce light similar...
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Vigilant Camera Eye
Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology have developed an automated camera system that replicates some functions of the human...
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Fujitsu Begins Shipping 'k' Computer, Japan's Next-Generation Supercomputer
Fujitsu has begun shipping the computing units for Japan's Next-Generation Supercomputer, nicknamed the "K" computer. The "K" computer is a central part of the...
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First Improvement of Fundamental Algorithm in 10 Years
The max-flow problem, which is ubiquitous in network analysis, scheduling, and logistics, can now be solved more efficiently than ever.
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Study: Servers Run Well Around Zero Degrees
Researchers in Finland are studying the use of outdoor air to cool data centers in northern climates. They have been running servers in a tent on a roof terrace...
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Researchers Provide Insight Into the Impacts of Too Much Communication
Individuals within a networked system coordinate their activities by communicating their position, speed, or intention. This communication will pnly increase...
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Lipscomb Cluster Performance Tops 40 Teraflops
The University of Kentucky's new high-performance computer was measured at speeds of over 40 teraflops during benchmark testing.
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Mobile Chips Battle For Processing Power
Inside your smartphone, a battle is raging. As tiny chips with big ambitions fight for processing power, is there anything the phones of the future will not be...
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Watching Electrons Move in Real Time
Research published in The Journal of Chemical Physics describes the emerging technique of X-ray powder diffraction, which has been used to map the movement of electrons...
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Certain Doped-Oxide Ceramics Resist Ohm's Law
A group of researchers in England and Spain has discovered that certain barium titanate ceramics do not follow Ohm's Law. Applying a voltage to them gradually changes...
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UTD Team Evaluating Facial Recognition Techniques
University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) researchers are working with the U.S. Department of Defense to find the most accurate and cost-effective way to recognize individuals...
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Technology in the Extreme
Researchers at Newcastle University's Centre for Extreme Environment Technology have developed radio transmitters that can withstand temperatures of up to 900 degrees...
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ORNL Strengthens DOE-Funded Clean Vehicles Team
As a member of the recently announced clean vehicles consortium, part of the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers...
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Powerful Argument for Cutting IT Energy Consumption
Although technology is growing more and more energy efficient, more innovation is needed to offset the growing use of computers in countries such as India and China...
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Three Teams Share $10 Million Purse in Automotive X Prize Competition
Three teams were awarded a share of the $10 million purse in the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE for Super Fuel-Efficient Vehicles.
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