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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.


Nobel Prize: How English Beat German as Language of Science
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Nobel Prize: How English Beat German as Language of Science

Permafrost, oxygen, hydrogen; it all looks like science to me. 

Can Virtual Reality Make You a Better Person?
From ACM Opinion

Can Virtual Reality Make You a Better Person?

"This is already so real, I don’t know if I even want to do this anymore," I say out loud.

Can Computers Replace Historians?
From ACM TechNews

Can Computers Replace Historians?

A researcher suggests computers have the potential to sift through the big data of history to help spot patterns.

Augmented Reality Gives Physical World a Vrtual Dimension
From ACM News

Augmented Reality Gives Physical World a Vrtual Dimension

For some it seems, the world is not enough.

Rediscovered Plans Aid Edsac Reconstruction
From ACM TechNews

Rediscovered Plans Aid Edsac Reconstruction

The National Museum of Computing's reconstruction of an early British digital computer will benefit from the resurfacing of circuit diagrams of the machine. 

Female Tech Staff 'in Decline' in the U.k.
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Female Tech Staff 'in Decline' in the U.k.

A new report finds the gender gap in the U.K. information technology industry is getting worse.

The Digital ­nwrapping of the Egyptian Priest Neswaiu
From ACM News

The Digital ­nwrapping of the Egyptian Priest Neswaiu

In the 19th century and even later, there was no shortage of people eager to watch the unwrapping of an Egyptian mummy.

Alan Turing Institute to Be Set Up to Research Big Data
From ACM TechNews

Alan Turing Institute to Be Set Up to Research Big Data

The U.K.  government will provide 42 million UK pounds ($70 million US) to fund a research center that will carry the name of computer pioneer Alan Turing. 

The Special Effects Firms Transforming the Film Industry
From ACM Careers

The Special Effects Firms Transforming the Film Industry

If you are looking for a sure thing at this year's Oscars look no further than Gravity to win the best visual effects category.

The Last Places on Earth Without the Internet
From ACM News

The Last Places on Earth Without the Internet

It can be easy to forget what life was like before the Internet.

Bbc Plans to Help Get the Nation Coding
From ACM TechNews

Bbc Plans to Help Get the Nation Coding

The British Broadcasting Corporation will launch an initiative in 2015 promoting software programming in the United Kingdom. 

Harvard Plans to Boldly Go With 'spocs'
From ACM TechNews

Harvard Plans to Boldly Go With 'spocs'

Harvard University is moving beyond massive open online courses to small private online courses. 

Why Video Games May Be Good For You
From ACM News

Why Video Games May Be Good For You

Games have long been accused of making players violent, but evidence has been building over the years that they can have positive effects.

Bigshot Diy Camera Aims to Teach Kids Tech Basics
From ACM News

Bigshot Diy Camera Aims to Teach Kids Tech Basics

Owners of Bigshot's device need to assemble its parts in a specific sequence to make it work. An online guide explains the science behind them.

Huge Holograms Offer Medics More Memorable Classes
From ACM News

Huge Holograms Offer Medics More Memorable Classes

A system which uses giant holograms to help medical students master their subject has been pioneered by two London-based junior doctors.

Raspberry Pi Heads For the Open Ocean
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Raspberry Pi Heads For the Open Ocean

Confronted with that tiny device, some have seen a way to play old arcade games, as a media server or to monitor their sleeping children. There are some that have...

Star Trek 'holodeck' in the Living Room?
From ACM News

Star Trek 'holodeck' in the Living Room?

With "immersive media" taking content well beyond the TV screen, new technology is attempting to move virtual reality towards something even closer to real life...

Eu Commission Launches 'grand Coalition' to Tackle It Shortage
From ACM TechNews

Eu Commission Launches 'grand Coalition' to Tackle It Shortage

A grand coalition launched by the European Commission will address the IT skills shortage in the European Union. 

The Road to Uncovering a Wartime Colossus
From ACM News

The Road to Uncovering a Wartime Colossus

The story of how the Colossus computer at Bletchley Park aided the allied code-cracking effort during World War II is becoming well known. Its claim to be a forerunner...

Computer Science Part of English Baccalaureate
From ACM TechNews

Computer Science Part of English Baccalaureate

Britain is adding computer science to its English Baccalaureate (EBacc), and will count the subject as a science option toward the qualification.  A panel of technology...
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