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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.
An innovative computational technique that draws on statistics, imaging, and other disciplines has the capability to detect errors in sensitive technological systems...niversity Corporation for Atmospheric Research From ACM News | January 28, 2010
Forty high school seniors from across the United States were named finalists in the Intel
Science Talent Search 2010, a program of Society for Science & the Public...Intel Corp. From ACM News | January 28, 2010
China has demonstrated the most growth in scientific research of any country in the past three decades and is on pace to overtake the United States as the world's...Financial Times From ACM TechNews | January 27, 2010
Colleges have developed programs to support women in science and engineering through the use of federal grants such as those offered under the U.S. National Science...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | January 27, 2010
Apple has been granted a patent for a multi-touch display that can sense when and where a finger is near the screen. The patent was one of 13 granted to Apple,U...NetworkWorld From ACM News | January 27, 2010
Researchers from the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego have joined forces with the Department of Radiation Oncology in the university's School of Medicine...niversity of California, San Diego From ACM News | January 27, 2010
U.S. businesses and government agencies are facing increasing risks of potential cyber attacks from China, according to a recent report. And IT departments that...Insurance Journal From ACM News | January 27, 2010
Most foreigners who came to the U.S. to earn doctorate degrees in science and engineering stayed on after graduation — at least until the recession began — refuting...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | January 27, 2010
One of the trickiest problems in cyber security is trying to figure who’s really behind an attack. Darpa, the Pentagon agency that created the Internet, is trying...Wired From ACM News | January 26, 2010
On a Monday morning earlier this month, top Pentagon leaders gathered to simulate how they would respond to a sophisticated cyberattack aimed at paralyzing the...The New York Times From ACM News | January 26, 2010
Cybersecurity systems are tough to crack, but not tough enough. A Clarkson University professor is developing software programs that will test cybersecurity systems...Clarkson niversity From ACM News | January 26, 2010
The response to natural disasters like the killer earthquake in Haiti is complicated by the difficulty delivering medical care in a chaotic environment where the...niversity of California, San Diego From ACM News | January 26, 2010
Rapid computer game creation (RCGC) could be used to close the digital divide, according to Nikunj Dalal and colleagues at Oklahoma State University. Schools and...EurekAlert From ACM TechNews | January 25, 2010
After fizzling out over the past couple years, outsourcing is back in vogue. A new PricewaterhouseCoopers study shows outsourcing has roared back to life in the...Forbes.com From ACM Opinion | January 25, 2010
Software developers and tech-savvy individuals from around the world are organizing to help with the Haiti relief effort. Projects already underway include the...Information Week From ACM TechNews | January 22, 2010
William Thies and other scientists at Microsoft Research India have created technologies specifically designed to facilitate socio-economic development, spanning...EE Times India From ACM TechNews | January 22, 2010
The federal government needs to address electronic security to calm Americans' uncertainty about cloud computing and secure its privacy, according to industry representatives...infoZine From ACM News | January 22, 2010
Back at the dawn of the Web, the most popular account password was “12345.”
Today, it’s one digit longer but hardly safer: “123456.”
Despite all the reports...The New York Times From ACM News | January 21, 2010
Techies are gathering in person and online to collaborate on the development of new systems to support rescuers and relief workers on the ground in Haiti, and to...TechNewsWorld From ACM News | January 21, 2010