Communications of the ACM
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July 2009
From ACM News
Digital Boost For Works of Art
Imagine the research possibilities of being able to view three-dimensional scans of museum objects, write dance moves electronically or study ancient documents that were previously considered too damaged to decipher. E-tools…
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The Wireless Future of Energy Transfer
The electronic revolution of the past century has been a tangled affair. Remember when phones were always wired into the wall? When the Internet required one more cord from the back of your computer? Wireless is the future, which…
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Stealthy Droid Works Lands $100k Nsf Grant
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $99,865 grant to The Droid Works Inc., the stealthy robotics firm headed by Helen Grenier, co-founding director at iRobot Corp. The funding will go toward the development of an "indoor…
From ICT Results
Cars Get Cooperative
European researchers have developed a groundbreaking middleware platform that could lead to thousands of new applications in a range of industries. Beginning with in-car electronics, the platform can access the functionality,…
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Contemporary Approaches to Fault Tolerance
Thanks to computer scientists like Barbara Liskov, researchers are making major progress with cost-efficient fault tolerance for Web-based systems.
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Toward Native Web Execution
Several software projects are narrowing the performance gap between browser-based applications and their desktop counterparts. In the process, they're creating new ways to improve the security of Web-based computing.
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Are We Losing Our Ability to Think Critically?
Computer technology has enhanced lives in countless ways, but some experts believe it might be affecting people's ability to think deeply.
From Communications of the ACM
Liskov's Creative Joy
Barbara Liskov muses about the creative process of problem solving, finding the perfect design point, and pursuing a research path.
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Master of Connections
Jon Kleinberg is honored for his pioneering research on the Web and social networking.