Archived News for IT Professionals - January, 2016
Designs for a new form of high-speed, low-energy transport are steaming ahead.
NASA turns focus to space-talk
NASA has put together a team to develop the next generation of modem, based on a technology that itself is brand new.
Centrelink stats show slow response
Figures are out for Centrelink’s call centre, and there is very little to be excited about.
Towns get set for rural tech
Some remote Queensland councils are expecting a communications revolution.
Breakthrough bottle for new source of water
An Austrian designer has come up with a bike-mounted water bottle that fills itself with water from the air.
Species maps reach new resolution
The Federal Government has updates its Species of National Environmental Significance Database to include higher-definition maps.
Tech push for bus boost
On any given bus ride, passengers read, text or while away the hours in any way their mobile phones let them.
Deep-thinking study boosts memory maths
Experts have updated their assumptions of the brain’s memory capacity.
Governments take on tech economies
The New South Wales government is continuing to take the lead on tackling issues with the ‘collaborative economy’.
New resources for real STEM boost
The Office of the Chief Scientist has put out its new STEM Programme Index.
Experts on quest for estranged solar neighbour
There are excited rumblings in the astronomy world after suggestions our solar system contains a never-before-seen planet.
Millions for plans to pass digital divide
New funding has been provided to help students from rural, remote, disadvantaged and Indigenous schools to close the ‘digital divide’.
Scientific value tallied at $330 billion
Scientific advances underpin $330 billion of Australia’s annual economic output, the Chief Scientist says.
Government report pushes facial ID freedom
An official assessment has been conducted on plans to use digital facial recognition as a form of identity check for government agencies.
Experts muse on Man vs. Wi-Fi
Academics have used lessons from nature to predict the downfall of humanity.
Big slip in SpaceX quest
SpaceX has successfully launched a new climate change satellite into space, but has seen another of its Falcon 9 rockets explode during a failed landing attempt.
Locals help with scanner advance
Local experts have helped find a way to increase the resolution of MRI scanners, while making the procedure quicker and safer for the patient at the same time.
Tech hub to link new mining moves
The South Australian Government is backing new moves to bring more technology into the mining sector.
Mars missions tested in virtual view
NASA is giving students and citizen scientists a chance to explore the surface of Mars – virtually.
Tech links pushed for open science
“Knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch that illuminates the world,” Louis Pasteur famously said, but the reality of modern research is that it often stays in the dark.