Cutting-Edge Research in Visualization

May 2013

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Today, visualization is more than just a collection of plots, graphs, and computer-generated 3D renderings—it has become a formidable intellectual powerhouse that is delivering solutions to the problem of managing the data deluge. Read Full Article »

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Batteries Not Included: Powering the Ubiquitous Computing Dream

Mobile devices can never become truly ubiquitous without a suitably "invisible" power source. Read full article »

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The SCDOR Hack: Great Security Theater in Five Stages

The South Carolina governor's response to the SCDOR hack represents a textbook application of Elizabeth Kubler Ross's "five stages of grief" to cybersecurity. Read full article »

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Bob Metcalfe on the First Ethernet LAN

Computer magazine's multimedia editor Charles Severance interviews Bob Metcalfe about the creation of the first Ethernet local area network 40 years ago at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center.

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