Archived News for IT Professionals
Telstra has begun winding-down services on its copper network, freeing-up the decades-old telecoms infrastructure for sale to NBN Co.
Food fears from Friends not swallowed by scientists
Environmental group Friends of The Earth is pushing for a ban on food products containing nanomaterials.
Next-gen child finding with local edit of FBI app
Authorities are pushing for a high-tech edge in the fight to find missing children.
Transforming tables bring residential robotics indoors
The house of the future may have just one kind of furniture.
Mine moves knock engineering needs, could be caught in construction
Industry analysts say Australia’s lack of engineers has been reversed, and there is now an oversupply in many sectors.
Prototypes soon to bring new angles, better view
Holograms are not here yet, but we may soon be about half way to true 3D projection.
Rocket man returns, leaving first robot alone in space
A Japanese astronaut has bid farewell to his small robot companion, after the two spent six months together orbiting the Earth.
Brain cells shown live in vivid 3D
Researchers are working on an exciting new method to monitor the brain in real-time 3D.
Confused figures widen concern over NBN
The Communications Minister has been caught contradicting his own department’s figures in his attempt to spruik the Coalition’s NBN model.
Teenage team leader takes edge on high-tech testing
A research assistant may have hit on a faster, cheaper way to test for HIV.
Court downgrade after Australian hacker case cracks
A man police allege to be one of the most powerful cyber-criminals in the world will face court in New South Wales.
Touring factory brings tech edge to Top End
A high-tech road show is making its way across the Northern Territory, bringing futuristic methods to ancient practices.
Big Australian spy net appeal revealed
The Australian Government has appealed to the United States for help in gathering all the personal communications of Australians that it can.
Universe rewound in model's modal shift
After five years of development and three months running on 8000 processors – an advanced model of our universe and its evolution has been rendered.
Learning arm helps robots catch human skills
As robots begin to have an increasing presence in our lives, it is likely that they will greatly annoy some people, luckily, researchers are planning for this.
Dream control could rest new treatments on PTSD patients
Researchers have used electrical stimulation of the brain to induce “lucid dreaming”, a state in which the dreamer is aware and in control of their dream.
Mega-store soon to make market debut
A giant is about to make its gargantuan presence known on the global market, with the public float of the Chinese tech firm Alibaba.
Multi-purpose plan to improve roads through light and power
The advance of solar energy is linked to the surfaces on which panels can be stuck, and a new project adds roads and highways to that list.
Public workers fire up new tech spree
Insiders say public sector job cuts have caused many to take a new path, launching a number of new tech industry start-ups.
Broadband blowout blamed on big demand
NBN Co says it will have to spend 33 per cent more for rural broadband, because it did not estimate how many people would want to be connected.
Collaboration lends weight to vegetation count
New ways to assess vegetation in natural ecosystems around Australia is being made possible, by a research project combining computer vision and environmental science.