Time to grow up

Time for Our Field to Grow Up

Compared to centuries of physics and millennia of mathematics, the 50-year-history of computer science and information management research makes us the toddlers of the scientific community. Yet during our brief existence, we’ve revolutionized the world and, not content with that, gone on to build and study virtual worlds. We have justly taken pride in our accomplishments, and developed our own ...

Mobile Processors Begin to Grow Up

A dvances in wireless technology have increased the demand for more functional mobile devices that can take advantage of these improved capabilities. Developing better processors to power these devices is a key part of meeting that demand. More functional processors enable devices to offer the complex communications features, PC-like programs, and other advanced applications that a growing numb...

"I Won't Grow Up"

Baby Nuclear Pores Grow Up Faster All the Time

Annulate lamellae (AL) are stacked ER-derived membranes containing nuclear pore complex-like structures whose fate and function have remained a mystery. During the short interphase of early embryonic cells, AL are rapidly delivered into the nuclear envelope through fenestrations, highlighting the remarkable dynamics of the nuclear envelope.

Grow up? Not so fast.

Michele, Ellen, Nathan, Corinne, Marcus and Jennie are friends. All of them live in Chicago. They go out three nights a week, sometimes more. Each of them has had several jobs since college; Ellen is on her 17th, counting internships, since 1996. They don’t own homes. They change apartments frequently. None of them are married, none have children. All of them are from 24 to 28 years old. Thirty...