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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.
University of Granada (UGR) researchers have developed Inmamusys, software that is capable of creating original music in response to emotions felt by the listener...Plataforma SINC From ACM TechNews | June 5, 2009
Computer modeling software originally developed by a University of Edinburgh Ph.D. student to optimize the design of modern brass instruments has been used to recreate...Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council From ACM TechNews | June 4, 2009
Cornell University computer science researchers have developed new algorithms to simulate the sounds of water to correspond with images. Cornell professor Doug...Cornell Chronicle Online From ACM TechNews | June 3, 2009
Microsoft stunned the video game world on Monday with the announcement of its forthcoming "Project Natal" technology, full-body motion-sensitive technology that...CNET From ACM News | June 3, 2009
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...Newswise From ACM News | June 2, 2009
If you want to consider a difficult computational problem, try thinking of the algorithms required to animate more than 10,000 helium balloons, each with its own...CNet From ACM News | June 1, 2009
There has been an explosion in hobbyist or do-it-yourself (DIY) robotics, with one recent example being a 16,000-member community attempting to individually create...CNet From ACM TechNews | May 29, 2009
Computex Taipei will present awards in five different categories on Monday (June 1) to top international innovators and designers in the field of information technology...Taipei Times From ACM News | May 29, 2009
Researchers from the Interactive Digital Television Laboratory at Spain's University of Vigo have developed queveo.tv, a Web 2.0 application that filters the programming...Plataforma SINC From ACM TechNews | May 28, 2009
The SIGGRAPH 2009 Technical Papers program is the premier global forum presenting groundbreaking research from today's leading international organizations. Topics...Business Wire From ACM News | May 28, 2009
IBM researchers are developing Watson, a natural-language processing system that will compete against human players in a game of Jeopardy! Demonstrations of the...Technology Review From ACM TechNews | May 27, 2009
University of Kentucky computer scientist Brent Seales will use an x-ray CT scanning system to collect interior images of two of the hundreds of papyrus scrolls...Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) From ACM TechNews | May 21, 2009
The use of free software in South America and Asia will reach about 70 percent in 2010, and will be particularly prevalent in the education sector, according to...Andaluc From ACM TechNews | May 20, 2009
Researchers are improving unmanned helicopters' capabilities to address regulatory requirements and commercial uses.Gregory Goth From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2009
Entertainment businesses say digital rights management prevents the theft of their products, but access control technologies have been a uniform failure when it...Leah Hoffmann From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2009
Medical researchers have long dreamed of "magic bullets" that go directly where they are needed. Now micromedicine and nanotechnology are making a range of molecules...Don Monroe From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2009
Pennsylvania State University (PSU) has launched the Aesthetic Quality Inference Engine (ACQUINE), an online system for determining the aesthetic quality of an...Penn State Live From ACM TechNews | May 13, 2009
University of Michigan professor Alex Halderman wants to research whether the anti-piracy software built into computer games makes computers more vulnerable to...niversity of Michigan News Service From ACM TechNews | May 11, 2009
Teams of computer scientists, conservationists, and scholars are rushing to digitally save and preserve the world's literary treasures. Advanced technology is...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | May 8, 2009
With the new movie "Star Trek" opening in theaters across the nation, one thing moviegoers will undoubtedly see is the Starship Enterprise racing across the galaxy...Newswise From ACM News | May 8, 2009