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SKA bid ends in three-way tie

The bid to host the world's largest radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), has ended in a tie, with the project to span South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

1 day ago in Government by AAP Comment 1 Vote

Ausgrid network to talk back to operators

Ausgrid is rolling out upgrades to the electricity grid in Port Stephens, with technology that will allow the network infrastructure to "talk" to operators on what might be wrong.

4 days ago in Research by Michael Lee 2 Comments Vote

Printing deal secures 300 research jobs

A global legal battle between printing technology company Memjet and Australian firm Silverbrook Research has finally been settled, with Silverbrook's 300 researchers and engineers to be settled into new positions.

May 7th, 2012 in Legal by Luke Hopewell Comment Vote

RIM responsible for 'Wake Up' campaign

Research In Motion (RIM), the maker of BlackBerry smartphones, has been revealed as the perpetrator of the infamous "Wake Up" advertising campaign that has puzzled Sydney and Melbourne.

May 1st, 2012 in Mobile Phones by Luke Hopewell 2 Comments 51 Votes

Aus, South Africa split considered for SKA

Plans to build the world's most powerful radio telescope are waiting on the decision of whether the site can be split between rival bidders South Africa and Australia, organisers said on Thursday.

April 20th, 2012 in Government by AAP 1 Comment Vote

CSIRO upgrades supercomputing cluster

CSIRO is in the process of upgrading its GPU cluster, packing more hardware into the supercomputing facility to further increase its performance.

April 18th, 2012 in Research by Michael Lee Comment 2 Votes

SKA decision delayed further

The international consortium behind a plan to build the world's most powerful radio telescope has signalled further delays in deciding whether it should be hosted by South Africa or Australia.

April 5th, 2012 in Government by AAP Comment 1 Vote

Ausgrid connects smart batteries to grid

Ausgrid has installed 20 energy storage units and will be connecting them to the grid to test whether they can help lower peak demand.

April 4th, 2012 in Research by Michael Lee Comment 3 Votes

SKA debate continues to rage

An international consortium planning to build the world's most powerful radio telescope is still debating whether South Africa or Australia should host the US$2 billion (AU$1.93 billion) project, an official said on Friday.

March 26th, 2012 in Government by AAP Comment Vote

Education to spend $3.2bn in IT by 2015

IT spending in the education sector could top $3.2 billion by 2015, according to research by IDC, a market research and advisory company.

March 20th, 2012 in Research by Michael Lee 1 Comment Vote

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