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Domain Name Czar Seeks .online ­nity
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Domain Name Czar Seeks .online ­nity

ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom continues to work toward net neutrality, but ICANN now faces new challenges as countries such as China seek more control over what Internet...

Annual Science Festival to Host 'excite Your Mind' Events
From ACM News

Annual Science Festival to Host 'excite Your Mind' Events

The San Diego Science Festival , the largest celebration of science on the West Coast, will be held March 20-27 to raise awareness of the importance of science,...

ACM Turing Award Goes to Creator of First Modern Personal Computer
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ACM Turing Award Goes to Creator of First Modern Personal Computer

ACM has named Charles P. Thacker the winner of the 2009 ACM A.M. Turing Award for his pioneering design and realization of the Alto, the first modern personal computer...

IT Spending Will Rise - But Not Rebound - in 2010
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IT Spending Will Rise - But Not Rebound - in 2010

Global IT expenditure is expected to rise slightly this year for the first time since the onset of the global economic downturn, according to industry analyst Ovum...

Machine-Learning Revolutionizes Software Development
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Machine-Learning Revolutionizes Software Development

Automation technology has revolutionized the fine-tuning needed to maximize software performance on devices such as mobile phones.

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Australia Substantially Increases Research Collaboration With China

A study from Thomson Reuters shows broadening international collaboration in the research of Australia and, to a lesser degree, New Zealand, over the past 10 years...

Quantum Dots Could Lead to Faster Computers
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Quantum Dots Could Lead to Faster Computers

An international team of scientists has developed a new type of semiconductor that could lead to faster and more efficient computers.The new research centers on...

Getting More from Location Data
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Getting More from Location Data

Thanks to smart phones and other mobile devices, the number of applications that make use of geolocation data is exploding. But developers and device makers face...

Robot Bred in Wales to Seek Life on Red Planet
From ACM TechNews

Robot Bred in Wales to Seek Life on Red Planet

Aberystwyth University researcher Stephen Pugh has developed a picture-taking robot designed to look for signs of life on Mars. Pugh is fine-tuning the robot's...

Survey: Educators Aren't Discussing STEM Careers With Students
From ACM TechNews

Survey: Educators Aren't Discussing STEM Careers With Students

Science and math educators are keeping classes knowledgeable and interesting, but they are not promoting science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers...

From ACM TechNews

The Next Secure Hash Algorithm Had Better Be a Good One

 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven professor Bart Preneel says the SHA-3 hash algorithm selected by the National Institute of Standards and Technology will need to...

Printable Sensors to Detect Fingers Without Touching
From ACM TechNews

Printable Sensors to Detect Fingers Without Touching

The European Union 3Plast research consortium plans to develop sensors that can be printed onto plastic film and attached to everyday objects. The sensors are...

From ACM TechNews

Quantum on Quantum

Researchers at Harvard University and Australia's University of Queensland have designed and constructed a quantum computer capable of simulating and calculating...

Aerial Surveillance Technology Could Keep Soldiers Safer
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Aerial Surveillance Technology Could Keep Soldiers Safer

Cranfield University researchers have developed an autonomous computer framework that enables one operator to control multiple unmanned aerial vehicles  from a...

From ACM TechNews

'micro-Rings' Could Nix Wires For Communications in Homes, Offices

Purdue University researchers have developed a device that uses micro-ring resonators to convert laser pulses into bursts of pulsating radio-frequency signals that...

3D Graphics & Reality Fuse on the Fly
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3D Graphics & Reality Fuse on the Fly

Oxford University researchers have developed the Parallel Tracking and Mapping program, a camera-tracking system for fusing real and three-dimensional (3D) computer...

Cloud to Tackle Trillion-Euro Money Laundering Problem
From ICT Results

Cloud to Tackle Trillion-Euro Money Laundering Problem

Money laundering is estimated at €1 trillion ($1.36 trillion) worldwide—a huge problem that protects criminal activity. Now European researchers are using cloud...

From ACM News

The Life and Death of Online Communities

A collaborative study by researchers of the University of Haifa and the New Jersey Institute of Technology reveals what factors can predict the survival or demise...

A High-Tech Handrest For Surgeons, Machinists, Artists
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A High-Tech Handrest For Surgeons, Machinists, Artists

University of Utah engineers developed a computer-controlled, motorized hand and arm support that will let doctors, artists and others precisely control scalpels...

Cyberwar Declared as China Hunts for the West's Intelligence Secrets
From ACM News

Cyberwar Declared as China Hunts for the West's Intelligence Secrets

Urgent warnings have been circulated throughout NATO and the European Union for secret intelligence material to be protected from a recent surge in cyberwar attacks...
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