Certain strains of bacteria can pull magnetic materials out of their backside, so to speak. And scientists at Ames Laboratory want to imitate it in an effort to make smaller memory or medical devices.
For the second year in a row, Google shareholders will be asked to hold the Web search giant accountable for protecting free speech, regardless of international borders.
A NICTA spin-off company, Monitoring Division, has developed a new fibre optic monitoring system that could help bring Australia broadband users closer to the rest of the world.
Google launched a new initiative aimed at the health care market this week and announced major industry partners including universities, pharmacies and hospitals, declaring its intention to give people access to all their healthcare information in the one spot.
IBM has released a series of predictions that they see as the five big new trends in tech for the next five years. These include programmable electricity meters, smart car sensors, smart shopping displays, phones as wallets and better nanotechnology techniques.
Some suggestions of New Year's Resolutions for the Australian telecommunications industry.
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.
Artificial intelligence has gone beyond a gimmick to become a business tool you will almost certainly deploy in the future. But, as Simon Sharwood discovers, you may already be using AI without even knowing it.
We catch up with Stanford University researcher Jeff Leonard, who takes notes by hand and annotates images on his tablet PC in the genetics lab.
Siebel Systems will announce today in the US that the first company to complete installation of its latest customer relationship management system is IT services giant Electronic Data Systems.
Andy Hertzfeld, co-creator of the Macintosh, talks about his work on the Mac, his reasons for writing a book on it and the reaction from his former co-workers.
We catch up with Stanford University researcher Jeff Leonard, who takes notes by hand and annotates images on his tablet PC in the genetics lab.
IBM is giving away free Web services technology to help scientists track down DNA, as the company continues its push into the promising life sciences arena.
Intel says its processors are behind efforts to find new breakthroughs in life sciences research and healthcare in a number of countries.
Who needs cords and keyboards? Just plug your brain into the PC. Welcome to the future.
Why build an angry robot? We talk to the authors of a system that will bring emotional feelings to aircraft, fridges and household appliances.
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