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  • Sydney Uni "hero" chip breaks light speed record

    A team of Australian scientists have demonstrated a photonic chip that boosts the data rate of fibre-optic connections by more than 64 times to 640Gbps, promising faster, cheaper internet for all.

  • Internet2: 2004 and beyond

    Internationally acclaimed violinist and conductor Pinchas Zukerman doesn't let a little thing like a few thousand kilometres stand in the way of reaching his students.

  • Will heads roll at Nortel Australia?

    Nortel Networks has taken the axe to 3500 jobs but it remains unknown how many heads will be swiped by the hatchet at the company's local operations.

  • High tech from outer space

    The advanced optics in the WM Keck Observatory's twin telescopes are designed to scan the universe for solar systems similar to our own. But closer to home, they might also help humans see better here on Earth.

  • Aust breakthrough brings computers into new light

    Australian researchers have developed a technique to convert electrical signals on silicon into light, which some suggest could spark the next revolution in computing.

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    Conroy's Six: Can FTTN's gatekeepers deliver?

    Post-election adrenaline surging through his veins, one of the first acts performed by new Communications Minister Stephen Conroy was to disband the expert panel that his predecessor Helen Coonan had appointed last June to evaluate tenders for fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) construction.

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  • Internet2: 2004 and beyond

    Experimental network excels at long-distance collaboration; researchers hope to up ante with hybrid optical packet infrastructure.

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