Archived News for IT Professionals
Australia’s top eight universities have launched a new music video to highlight engineering as a career for women.
TPP held up by Australian desires
One of the biggest roadblocks to the passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) has criticised Australian pharmaceutical companies.
Kiwis closing Panama loopholes
New Zealand is moving for more transparency in the wake of the Panama Papers leak.
Japan link still broken
The Australia Japan Cable (AJC) telecoms link has been broken for about three months.
Ceramic drives for future storage
Australian researchers have discovered a way to use ceramics as digital storage.
DIY brain boosts decried
Australians have helped put a new mark on the scale of ‘Things-You-Shouldn’t-Need-Scientists-To-Tell-You’.
Kogan's IPO lands low
Online electronics retailer Kogan has made less-than-thrilling market debut, with stock values dropping 12 per cent.
Medibank responds to tax glitch
Medibank Private has apologised for a computer glitch that has affected payments for millions of its customers.
Vote lag seen as evidence for change
Some say this week’s sluggish vote count shows we should move to digital systems.
Zinc hit for bigger zaps
Australian scientists have improved the performance of tiny lasers by adding impurities.
Juno shoots for new view of Jupiter
NASA’s Juno spacecraft will reach a crucial stage of its five-year journey through space today.
Small sensors could be big help
Engineers at MIT have used carbon nanotubes to make a tiny new mobile chemical sensor.
CRISPR wakes silent genes
Japanese researchers have used CRISPR DNA-editing to unsilence silenced genes.
Fukushima fallout reported
Five years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, experts have released a new update on repairs.
NBN lag drags on thousands
Tech experts say the NBN is going so slowly, telecoms companies should invest in their own infrastructure.
Next-gen systems spied
A recent tech conference saw an entire panel of Nobel Laureates speaking on the rise of quantum computing.
Self-made shapes unveiled
Engineers have developed a bizarre new material that can be coaxed into new shapes by heat or light, allowing it to assemble and disassemble itself.
Techno-maps take spectators for ride
Sports fans will soon get a new view of major events, thanks to tech experts at CSIRO.
Lenses laid on the tip of a needle
German researchers can 3D-print miniscule lenses onto the tip of a needle.
Self-made straw launched
Australian scientists have made a new material that, on contact with water, folds itself into a straw and starts sucking up liquid.