A summary of articles published in Computer 50 and 25 years ago. This edition also includes a “Computing through Time” comic by Ergun Akleman. Source: New feed
As big data, cloud computing, grid computing, and the Internet of Things reshape current data systems and practices, IT experts are keen to harness the power of distributed systems to boost security and prevent fraud. How can these systems’ capabilities be used to improve processing without inflating risk? Source: New…
This could be a golden age for technology in K–12 education. New pedagogies that emphasize communication, collaboration, and critical thinking are a natural fit; most teachers and students are comfortable with technology; and devices have become more affordable and accessible. Change is coming but is slowed by an insufficient awareness…
What have we learned more than 50 years into the life history of software development? This article highlights some lessons about what has worked and what hasn’t. It provides a short history of large-scale software development and covers topics ranging from software seen as intellectual property to software maintenance and…
Your weekly selection of awesome robot videosVideo Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your Automaton bloggers. We’ll also be posting a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months; here’s what we have so far (send us your events!): EU Robotics Week…
A limited number of protocols for massive MIMO leaves communications channels open to attacksAs wireless communications systems have to accommodate an ever-increasing number of data transfers, a lack of sufficient protocols for ensuring that data is transferred to the correct user could leave systems open to an attack. Berk Akgun…
Prepare for DDR5 Test ChallengesDDR memory chip technology has progressed through two generations in the past 10 years, and the next generation is currently being defined. Each of these generations improved in speed, efficiency, and memory capacity. Don't get left behind—stay up to date on the DDR memory challenges that…
The NGI brings together innovators, researchers and policymakers – Martel CEO & HUB4NGI coordinator Dr Monique Calisti Dr Monique Calisti at the NGI Forum Q: What is the Next Generation Internet initiative? The Next Generation Internet (NGI) initiative was launched by the European Commission in 2016 under the auspices of…
Bacterial nanobionics offers applications from sensors to smart materialsWhat do you get when you combine the high-tech world’s “wonder material”—graphene—with a lowly fungus? A bionic mushroom, of course. Researchers at the Stevens Institute of Technology have reported in the journal Nano Letters the seamless merging of cyanobacterial cells and graphene…
In this webinar, an approach to accurately account for linear optical dispersion, nonlinear optics effects, and gain in light-matter interaction will be presented.In this webinar, an approach to accurately account for linear optical dispersion, nonlinear optics effects, and gain in light-matter interaction will be presented. Alex Kildishev, a professor of…