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From ACM TechNewsLos Alamos National Laboratory| August 17, 2022
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Researchers in the European Union-funded Presenccia project are conducting experiments to understand why humans interpret and respond to virtual stimuli and to...ICT Results From ACM TechNews | May 8, 2009
A panel of women developers at the recent RailsConf 2009 conference in Las Vegas held a session entitled "Women in Rails" to discuss the issues that cause software...InfoWorld From ACM TechNews | May 8, 2009
Researchers have completed a three-year project to create the first comprehensive, three-dimensional (3D) image of the Catacombs in Rome. The project used laser...BBC News From ACM TechNews | May 8, 2009
University of California-Santa Barbara (UCSB) researchers temporarily commandeered an infamous botnet known for stealing financial data and found that the threat...Dark Reading From ACM TechNews | May 8, 2009
Sometimes a technology comes along and crystallizes a cultural moment. Not since the automobile and the American in the 1950s, perhaps, have a technology and a...The New York Times From ACM News | May 8, 2009
Amazon's launch of its first dedicated e-reader for newspapers, magazines, and textbooks points to a future when digital and analog publishing begins to merge....BBC News From ACM News | May 8, 2009
The U.S. Transportation Department's inspector general released a report on May 6 that said the U.S.'s civilian air-traffic computer networks had been breached...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | May 7, 2009
Microsoft Research Cambridge managing director Andrew Herbert says we are moving into a client-cloud era in which space is the new frontier. He says computingView...TechRadar From ACM TechNews | May 7, 2009
The U.S. Pentagon is considering establishing a new cyber-command to oversee government efforts to protect military computer networks and to assist in protecting...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | May 6, 2009
One European project wants to make average technoids the writers, directors and stars of their own community-conscious show, online and on an IPTV screen near you...ICT Results From ICT Results | May 6, 2009
Even the best electronic security may not be enough to protect sensitive data from dogged hackers, and researchers have been able to extract information from the...Scientific American From ACM TechNews | May 6, 2009
Researchers from The University of Western Australia (UWA) say their computer simulation of the spread of H5N1 avian influenza could be applied to the current swine...The niversity of Western Australia From ACM TechNews | May 6, 2009
Twelve law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom are using a forensic facial composite software tool that does not require witnesses to provide detailed descriptions...Inderscience Publishers From ACM TechNews | May 6, 2009
University of Texas at Austin researchers have found that, combined with readily available data from other online sources, social network data can reveal sensitive... From ACM TechNews | May 6, 2009
The Internet is similar to the human brain in that it has a complex network of nodes for holding, processing, recalling, and transmitting information. The Web...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | May 4, 2009
Declining enrollment in computer science programs, along with an increased demand for computer science workers, could lead to a critical workforce shortage in Canada...New Brunswick Business Journal From ACM TechNews | May 4, 2009
ICANN should become completely independent of the U.S. government, says EU Information Society commissioner Viviane Reding. In a statement regarding the Oct. 1...Reuters From ACM TechNews | May 5, 2009
Computer scientists at the University of Hertfordshire are covering a child-sized humanoid robot with artificial skin in an effort to help autistic children improve...The University of Hertfordshire From ACM TechNews | May 4, 2009
A growing number of East Carolina University undergraduates are having international experiences without ever leaving the Greenville, N.C., campus. The university's...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM News | May 5, 2009
In a nondescript manufacturing plant on a quiet cul-de-sac in San Fernando, Calif., a khaki-green machine the size of a buffet table sucks in bright pink ribbon...The Los Angeles Times From ACM News | May 4, 2009