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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.
Leading PC makers have introduced "green" models and set goals for "toxin free" product lines, but other manufacturers say the supply chain is unable to deliver...By Paul Hyman From ACM News | April 21, 2010
Oak Ridge National Laboratory and American industry will tackle some of the most critical challenges facing lithium ion battery production.Oak Ridge National Laboratory From ACM News | April 21, 2010
A little more than a year ago, the young co-founders of social network games maker Playdom were sitting pretty. Hit games including Mobsters had helped make their...BusinessWeek From ACM News | April 20, 2010
Stroke patients who received robot-assisted therapy were able to regain some ability to use their arms, even if the stroke had occurred years earlier, according...MIT News From ACM News | April 20, 2010
Five U.K. academic institutions have collaborated to create the Tales of Things, a Web site based on the concept of the Internet of things that enables users to...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | April 20, 2010
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Public Health has received a grant to develop and implement an innovative sampling approach that...University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey From ACM News | April 20, 2010
Intel showed off an experimental device last week in China that could someday substantially cut the costs of wiring homes and offices for energy efficiency, one...Wired From ACM News | April 19, 2010
Although technology hubs such as Silicon Valley boast that they are open to good ideas irrespective of the age, educational level, or station in life of the inventor...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | April 19, 2010
The information technology and consumer electronics industries could make quantum leaps in terms of improving the power efficiency of electronic systems and devices...PC World From ACM TechNews | April 19, 2010
An international group of computer scientists, law professors, military leaders, and others recently met at Russia's Moscow State University for a conference on...Technology Review From ACM TechNews | April 16, 2010
Security specialists from eight countries met at a Russian-sponsored conference on Internet security to discuss their differences on how governments view cyberspace...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | April 16, 2010
Pew Internet & American Life Project director Lee Rainie discusses the results of a survey of experts on how technology will develop and impact society in the year...Science News From ACM TechNews | April 16, 2010
Georgia Institute of Technology student Peter Kinnaird has developed Connect 2 Congress, software that tracked how senators voted in the 110th U.S. Congress. Georgia Institute of Technology From ACM TechNews | April 16, 2010
The Technology Academy of Finland has announced the finalists for the international Millennium Technology Prize. The Associated Press From ACM TechNews | April 16, 2010
Google and an alliance of privacy groups have come to Yahoo's aid by helping the Web portal fend off a broad request from the U.S. Department of Justice for e-mail...CNET From ACM News | April 16, 2010
The technology industry, an engine of innovation and U.S. prosperity for more than half a century, is accelerating its recovery from the recession with earnings...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | April 16, 2010
Birds of a feather flock together. Or, in the Internet age, a customer's friend is a potential customer. Embracing those truisms, some big marketers, including...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | April 15, 2010
ACM has announced Edward Lazowska as winner of its Distinguished Service Award and Moshe Y. Vardi as winner of its Outstanding Contribution to ACM Award.ACM From ACM News | April 15, 2010
If Intel has its way, its technology will soon be inside not just your personal computer but inside another piece of technology that is way more ubiquitous: the...ZDNet From ACM News | April 15, 2010
By highlighting the limits of traditional military technology, the drawn-out conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have spurred the U.S. defense department to shake...Scientific American From ACM News | April 14, 2010