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• Carr launches new Aussie supercomputer

  Industry minister Kim Carr has launched Australia's most powerful computer in Canberra, ushering in a new era for scientific research.

• Melbourne Uni supercomputer looking for cancer cure

  The next breakthrough in the study of diseases such as cancer may come from a digital mind, with the University of Melbourne and the Victorian government planning to invest AU$100 million in a supercomputer devoted to the life sciences.

• Q&A: NASA Ames Research Centre director

  Simon Worden, director of the NASA Ames Research Centre, talks on climate change, astrobiology, Google, elections and peace.

• IBM explores biological binary for chip refinery

  Can scientists use the binary of biology, DNA, to grow carbon nanotubes into more efficient circuits? IBM thinks so.

• Machines to terminate human intellect

  Machine intelligence will catch up with that of humans and begin to overtake it in the next two decades, a visionary scientist has predicted.

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  What would Dr Who do?

  There's only one thing better than a convenient scorecard for measuring your performance as a storage manager: a convenient scorecard for measuring your performance as a storage manager that also lets you think about Billie Piper or John Barrowman a lot.

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  Plasmas, pink and pin-up politics

  It's been a fascinating few weeks for female tech enthusiasts -- plasma love and nearly nude calendars are but two of the highlights.

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• Debating the morality behind software development

  IBM's Grady Booch says developers can no longer just dash off code without thinking about the larger implications.

• Protecting our borders: IT stands guard

  Can a national ID card protect Australians against terrorist attacks? And can citizens' details be protected by Public Key Infrastructure? We look at the types of hardware and software employed to combat terrorism, and how ports and other critical infrastructure are protected.

• Innovating without blowing the budget?

  It's a business truism that success comes through growth and growth comes through innovation -- but how can you innovate in your use of technology without risking funding, reputation, and your entire infrastructure? Angus Kidman investigates.

• No Microsoft dinosaur

  Nathan Myhrvold is looking for a few smart people to conjure up new ideas and profitable patents. What's wrong with that?

• PC health issues

  It performs roles once undertaken by man, so why can't we offer our PC the same health protection available to us?

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• PC health issues

  It performs roles once undertaken by man, so why can't we offer our PC the same health protection available to us?

• The man who built a better mouse trap

  Ubiquitous PC mice once existed only on the scientific fringe, with their inventor waiting two decades before commercial models were produced.

• IBM microscope sees reactions in action

  A breakthrough for using electron microscopes from IBM is allowing scientists to observe the secret life of atoms.

• Organic robot mixes rat brain with silicon

  A new experimental device combines biology and electronics to investigate the wetware in our heads.

• MIT, US Army open nanotech center

  Research at the center is geared toward creating battlefield armor for the 21st century, such as bacteria-killing materials and expanding fabrics that could be used as tourniquets.

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