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Prace Demonstrates Strong Support For European High-Impact Science
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Prace Demonstrates Strong Support For European High-Impact Science

As a result of PRACE’s 7th Regular Call for Proposals to use Europe's high-performance computing resources, just 42 proposals were awarded. 

Rethinking How We Watch Tv
From ACM News

Rethinking How We Watch Tv

To understand how much television could soon change, it helps to visit an Intel Corp. division here that runs like a startup.

Emerging Technologies at Siggraph 2013 Could Yield New Markets Tomorrow
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Emerging Technologies at Siggraph 2013 Could Yield New Markets Tomorrow

This year's SIGGRAPH conference featured SIGGRAPH 2013 Studio, which provided an opportunity for attendees to explore a wide array of new techniques and media. 

Emergency Alert Study Reveals Metadata’s Better Side
From ACM TechNews

Emergency Alert Study Reveals Metadata’s Better Side

Cellphone metadata offers real-time information in emergency situations that could help first responders and protect the public.

How a Satellite Called Syncom Changed the World
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How a Satellite Called Syncom Changed the World

In the fall of 1957, the Soviet Union's newly launched Sputnik satellite would regularly streak across the Los Angeles sky, a bright dot in the black night.

Jer Thorp: Data Artist, Question Farmer
From ACM News

Jer Thorp: Data Artist, Question Farmer

Digital artist and designer Jer Thorp finds the art in data.

Could the Government Get a Search Warrant For Your Thoughts?
From ACM Opinion

Could the Government Get a Search Warrant For Your Thoughts?

We don't have a mind reading machine.

I'm Still Waiting For My Phone to Become My Wallet
From ACM Opinion

I'm Still Waiting For My Phone to Become My Wallet

During the sweltering heat wave earlier this month, it seemed too hot to wear much, carry much or do much of anything at all.

Your Body Is the Computer
From ACM News

Your Body Is the Computer

The last few years have presented an unprecedented shift in the computing world as PCs are being replaced with mobile devices. But now that a large portion of the...

Computer Can Infer Rules of the Forest
From ACM TechNews

Computer Can Infer Rules of the Forest

A recently published study describes a computer algorithm that enables machines to infer stochastic reaction models without human intervention.

Notre Dame Researchers Develop System That ­ses a Big Data Approach to Personalized Health Care
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Notre Dame Researchers Develop System That ­ses a Big Data Approach to Personalized Health Care

Researchers have developed a computer-aided method that uses electronic medical records to provide rapid advances in health care. 

Supercomputing Heads For the Cloud
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Supercomputing Heads For the Cloud

A new cloud computing facility in Australia will be used for research in areas that require big-data analysis, such as climate change and earth system science. 

Msu Collaboration Aims to Recruit More Women Into Engineering, Computer Fields
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Msu Collaboration Aims to Recruit More Women Into Engineering, Computer Fields

A new program seeks to boost the number of women in computing and engineering programs. 

Google Boosts Handwriting Feature in Google Translate
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Google Boosts Handwriting Feature in Google Translate

With Google Translate's new handwriting tool, users can draw an unfamiliar word or character on their Android smartphone or tablet and get a translation. 

Software Experts Attack Cars, to Release Code As Hackers Meet
From ACM News

Software Experts Attack Cars, to Release Code As Hackers Meet

Car hacking is not a new field, but its secrets have long been closely guarded.

Want to Be a Professor? Choose Math
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Want to Be a Professor? Choose Math

Are you an aspiring scientist with quantitative chops and a strong desire for a faculty career?

Nsa Growth Fueled By Need to Target Terrorists
From ACM News

Nsa Growth Fueled By Need to Target Terrorists

Twelve years later, the cranes and earthmovers around the National Security Agency are still at work, tearing up pavement and uprooting trees to make room for a...

Self-Driving Cars Could Create 1Gbyte of Data a Second
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Self-Driving Cars Could Create 1Gbyte of Data a Second

Self-driving cars will come with a wide range of sensors, creating machine-to-machine data at the rate of 1Gbyte per second, according to BigData-Startups.com founder...

Twitter Can Tell Whether Your Community Is Happy or Not
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Twitter Can Tell Whether Your Community Is Happy or Not

Researchers recently released a study on whether a community's sense of happiness could be determined from communications on Twitter. The study demonstrates that...

Perfecting Digital Imaging
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Perfecting Digital Imaging

Harvard University researchers say they are developing computer graphics tools that narrow the gap between "virtual" and "real." One project tries to find better...
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