Archived News for IT Professionals - June, 2016
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.
Expert urges better Indigenous internet
Experts say internet access can boost education, employment and health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Queensland kids start coding sooner
Queensland schools are fast-tracking the introduction of coding classes for kids.
Telstra taking hold of mine automation
Telstra is looking to acquire the minesite network firm CBO Telecommunications.
Quigley hits out at NBN distortion
The former chief of NBN has harsh words about the project as it stands today.
Custom proteins come in new forms
Biological engineers are developing a programmable protein that could deliver next-generation drugs.
Skills switch could leave labour lagging
ANZ has warned that Australia’s shift to a services economy could create a skilled labour shortage by 2030.
ACS wants NBN and cyber security boost
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) says a faster National Broadband Network needs to be delivered.
All sectors to see robo-disruption
The Productivity Commission has again warned of the rise of the machines.
Light sheets to illuminate new chips
Engineers have developed a new way to turn electricity into light.
Locals improve quantum view
Australian tech-heads have improved the method for detecting the entanglement of quantum particles.
More waves bathe LIGO
Australian scientists have helped detect the gravitational waves emitted by colliding black holes for the second time.
F-35s finally taking to skies
The Australian Government may finally get to see the F-35 stealth fighter next month.
Ziggy's views make poorly-timed news
Martin Parkinson, the head of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), has rebuked the chief of the NBN.
Salt bath gives battery boost
Australian researchers have found a way to squeeze more out of rechargeable lithium batteries.
Big cable back in action
Tasmania’s Basslink power cable is back up and running, after almost six months offline.
Brain pools' processing assessed
Scientists have spotted one of the ways that our brains deal with the millions of different scenarios we face.
Health help through DNA databases
Experts in high-tech healthcare want better sharing of genomic information.
Huge bid links big players
Microsoft is moving to buy a bigger slice of the business-tech market, with a $35 billion bid to buy LinkedIn.