Frontiers open up

Research Frontiers of membrane Computing: Open Problems and Research Topics

This is a list of open problems and research topics collected after the Twelfth Conference on Membrane Computing, CMC 2012 (Fontainebleau, France (23 26 August 2011), meant initially to be a working material for Tenth Brainstorming Week on Membrane Computing, Sevilla, Spain (January 30 February 3, 2012). The result was circulated in several versions before the brainstorming and then modified ac...

Frontiers in chemistry grand challenge: open communication to the world

The excitement of making a new compound, discovering new characterization methods, and applying these systems for practical applications is a feeling that many of us as chemists and scientists markedly enjoy. Yet how can we pass along these experiences to younger generations? One major way involves communication of our results in written forms that others can experience over long periods of tim...

Visualize and Open Up

Motivating students of the Nintendo generation for Computer Science can only be achieved by providing them with an exiting and fresh CS1 course. The article describes the experience of redesigning the introductory programming course at ETH Zurich and shows how the combination of state-of-the-art visualizations with open project assignments enlivens students’ enthusiasm for programming. It shows...

Opening Up to Open Source

Opening Up Education Opening Up Education The Collective Advancement of Education through Open Technology, Open Content, and Open Knowledge