Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have received a $1.15 million grant from the National Science Foundation to build a new computer operating system based on virtual machines and the concept of isolation. The new OS project, called Ethos, is the brainchild of UIC associate professor Jon A. Solworth an associate professor in UIC s department of computer science. The OS will run on VMs that run one or more operating systems together, like Windows and Mac. The news of funding for Ethos comes just days after virtualization security specialist Joanna Rutkowska released an early version of Qubes, a new open-source operating system.
Source: https://threatpost.com/researchers-get-funding-new-secure-operating-system-041210/73811/