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From ACM NewsSandrine Ceurstemont Commissioned by CACM Staff| June 1, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
A National Security Agency (NSA) operation involving surveillance of American residents' communications, especially domestic email, is fueling debate in the U.S...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | June 17, 2009
China has backed down on its mandate that all personal computers sold within its borders come with pre-installed Internet-filtering software. The software, called...Associated Press From ACM TechNews | June 17, 2009
European researchers have developed novel concept devices called spintronic devices using ferromagnetic semiconductors.ICT Results From ICT Results | June 17, 2009
In a groundbreaking study, scientists at FAU have created a "hybrid" system to examine real-time interactions between humans and machines (virtual partners). By...Florida Atlantic University From ACM News | June 16, 2009
A pair of recently released reports, authored by University of Chicago professor Dennis Carlton, says that introducing new top-level domains (TLDs) will not force...IDG News Service From ACM TechNews | June 16, 2009
Purdue University professor Indrajeet Chaubey has developed a new tool that could help choose the most efficient ways to control pollution. Chaubey combined a...Purdue niversity News From ACM TechNews | June 16, 2009
IBM scientists have succeeded in measuring the charge state of individual atoms using non-contact atomic force microscopy, which could have a major impact on molecular...eWeek From ACM TechNews | June 16, 2009
NASA and Google Internet evangelist Vinton Cerf are currently testing an extraterrestrial Internet that could lead to technology for use in securing ad hoc networks...NextGov.com From ACM TechNews | June 16, 2009
The HotCloud conference on cloud computing in San Diego will showcase a number of research projects. One such project is a Trusted Cloud Computing Platform developed...Network World From ACM TechNews | June 15, 2009
Technologies that exploit the unique weirdness of quantum mechanics could debut in the very near future, thanks to the groundbreaking work of a huge European research...ICT Results From ICT Results | June 15, 2009
Elijah Mayfield from the University of Minnesota at Morris will be among the students presenting papers during the Student Workshop for the 47th Annual Meeting...MM News From ACM TechNews | June 15, 2009
China appeared to cave in to public pressure Tuesday (June 16) by announcing that computer users are not required to install Internet-filtering software — though...The Associated Press From ACM News | June 16, 2009
A Pennsylvania State University researcher has analyzed the way Web surfers reformulate their Web searches and believes his research could lead to improvements...Penn State Live From ACM TechNews | June 15, 2009
The U.S. space shuttle's current mission, one of the most technical ever attempted by NASA, would not be possible without the use of robotics, says Holly Ridings...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | June 15, 2009
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) researchers recently ran a series of tests to see whether the VisIt visualization application could extract scientific insight from...HPC Wire From ACM TechNews | June 15, 2009
Cutting-edge research suggests there are major changes in store for smartphones. For example, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Brandon Taylor and Michael...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | June 15, 2009
Three times a year, leaders from the world's major technology and communications companies meet to discuss strategies for preventing the Internet from becoming...The Financial Times From ACM TechNews | June 15, 2009
A new report from the Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition says that schools, libraries, and healthcare providers in the United States need...IDG News Service From ACM TechNews | June 15, 2009
A huge consortium of European researchers is solving some of the fundamental obstacles blocking real quantum computing applications in the short term. At the same...ICT Results From ICT Results | June 12, 2009
Anti-pornography software that China will make mandatory next month is "poorly designed" and will make personal computers vulnerable to security breaches, said...The China Post From ACM News | June 15, 2009