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EU Integrating Quantum Accelerators into HPC Datacenters
The European Union is working hard to keep pace with quantum computing efforts worldwide.
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Department Tackles Visa Delay for Researchers
The U.S. State Department has added workers and developed new procedures in an attempt to speed up the visa process for foreign graduate students and post-doctoral...
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Dr. Telle Whitney Receives Eda Achievement Award
Dr. Telle Whitney, president and CEO of the Anita Borg Institute, is the recipient of the Tenth Annual Marie R. Pistilli Women in Electronic Design Automation (EDA)...
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Alliance Formed to Push Development and Adoption of Open Source in Asia
Ten Open Source Software Centers and related promotion organizations in Asian countries and regions today announced the formation of Asian Open Source Software...
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System Finds Safe, Efficient Routes for Dangerous Goods
A new routing and monitoring system developed by European researchers for trucks carrying dangerous goods promises to make Europe’s roads safer while saving haulers...
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Google's Global Policy Head Said to Join Obama Administration
Andrew McLaughlin is leaving his post as head of Google's global public policy division to become deputy technology officer for the Obama administration. McLaughlin...
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Privacy Study Shows Google's Eyes Are Everywhere
A U.C. Berkeley report shows that most Internet users don't understand Web site privacy policies, and that major online businesses like Google Inc. freely gather...
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Instant Sex Change Served p By Video Software
Software developed by University of East Anglia computer scientist Barry-John Theobald and Weta Digital's Iain Matthews can take a live video feed of a person talking...
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Report Finds Large Gender Gap in Teen Ratings of Computing as a Career
An interim report issued by ACM and the WGBH Educational Foundation confirms a significant gender gap among college-bound students in their opinions of computing...
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Video Games Help Doctors View Ct and Mri Images
The popular Nintendo Wii video game system is helping radiology students reach new levels! Faculty from Weill Cornell Medical College have coupled the motion-sensitive...
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Dramatic Increase in Number of Acute Computer-Related Injuries
The number of acute injuries associated with computers is on the rise. Over the past two decades, the number of U.S. households with at least one computer has increased...
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Eu Project Evaluates Nomadic Device Benefits For Drivers
Swedish Research CouncilParticipants in the European Union (EU) project TeleFOT recently met at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, to assess...
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Iphone The Work Tool For Sustainable Factories of the Future
The European Union-backed MyCar project is a collaborative effort involving Sweden's Chalmers University of Technology and the Volvo Group that is developing manufacturing...
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How a Team of Academic Experts Contributed to Obama's Cyberspace Review
The National Security Council's Melissa Hathaway sought the advice of a variety of computer security experts when she conducted the recently completed 60-day review...
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Obama Outlines Coordinated Cyber-Security Plan
U.S. President Barack Obama announced that the country's disjointed efforts to "deter, prevent, detect, and defend" against cyberattacks will now be run by the...
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Canadian Program Woos India's Brightest
Some of the sharpest young minds from India have taken up residence at British Columbia universities as part of an unusual program intended to woo international...
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Downsizing Is Real pper For Daylight Solutions
Startup company Daylight Solutions is betting that its cutting-edge sensor technology will change the landscape in fields ranging from medical diagnostics to environmental...
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Pentagon Plans New Arm to Wage Computer Wars
The U.S. Pentagon is planning to establish a new cyberwarfare command as a complement to a soon-to-be-announced civilian computer network safety overhaul, according...
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Craigslist Founder to Keynote Computer Policy Conference
Craigslist founder Craig Newmark will give the keynote address at ACM's 2009 Conference on Computers, Freedom and Privacy (CFP), which takes place from June 1-4...
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FCC Develops Strategy For Rural Broadband
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a broadband strategy for the rural United States that cautions against relying on a single technology...
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