Archived News for IT Professionals - September, 2014
Spanish architects have unveiled plans for floating farm factories to feed the world when the ocean takes over the land.
Big meet to mark moves on SKA
Hundreds of international scientists and engineers have visited a big dish in the desert of WA.
Familiarity fires when faced with those we know
Scientists have learned a little bit more about the physical process of remembering.
Tax grift taking billions
New investigations have shown just how much money Australia’s biggest companies are avoiding paying in tax.
Study turns CPUs into STEM learners
Man and machine may work together to improve the educational outcomes of both, if a new project takes off.
Deleted funds tipped as source of typos
Public servants say tough conditions are leading to mistakes in the official Parliamentary record.
Spy bills spell deeper looks online
Experts have analysed just how much freedom Australian citizens have given up to fight the abstract enemy of terrorism.
Heavy metal battery could rock the grid
Engineers in the US have invented a battery powered by molten metals which could be excellent for grid-level power storage.
Small scale defined on nano-seesaw
Electrical engineers have developed a nanoscale device that can weigh a single photon and mechanically transport it for the first time.
Truck trial at dawn of smarter cars
Transport for NSW has approved the test of equipment that uses a network of radars to give truck drivers a better view on safety.
Builder holds door open for chance of lift to space
A Japanese building firm says it wants to smash the tallest building record with one of the most ambitious projects in history.
Calls for big tax grab as giants hide their wealth
Australia will seek to claw back billions of dollars that big mining, building and technology companies funnel out of the country to avoid tax.
Deep reading found in phone data
A new study has shown how much a mobile phone can learn about its user’s lifestyle and mental health.
Whistleblower's guilty plea on school leak
A Sydney student has pleaded guilty after the leak of records on the controversial scholarship given to Prime Minister Tony Abbott's daughter Frances.
Country upgrade to bring services online
Some Queensland councils are trialling a system that will see their websites turned into portals for all local services.
Phone jobs may float away from DHS
Seven thousand public service call centre jobs are at risk, unions say, with word that Telstra will answer the phones for Centrelink and Medicare.
Floating lab finds its place in space
A spot has been picked on a comet 440 million kilometres away, where a robot should land in coming months.
Futuristic feline leaps to new level
MIT’s robotic cheetah has had a software upgrade, and can now bound about in untethered freedom.
Clear view for powerful new tech
One of the toughest engineering quests is to create a transparent solar panel, and a team in the US has taken the biggest step so far.
Genetic links made on strong strands of data
A study has found the protocols for high-tech medicine are becoming accepted worldwide, an important step for the future of many treatments.
Japan starts on new season of nuclear
Japan has approved the restart of some of its nuclear reactors, in a move that could pave the way for the nation’s nuclear systems to fire once more.