Archived News for IT Professionals
One expert is questioning the barriers to tech innovation in healthcare.
Gene studies reach smartphones
Australian researchers have made it possible to do genomic analysis on a phone.
Geoscience issues satellite help
Geoscience Australia has released a new strategy to help Australian industries use satellite data.
Sydney study makes qubits fit
Australian researchers have overcome a fundamental hurdle to building quantum computers in silicon.
Virtual coins have very real cost
A new study has slammed Bitcoin mining technology for its large environmental costs.
CSIRO opens robot playground
CSIRO has launched a giant, purpose-built research facility for robotics and AI systems.
Google maps trendy spread
Researchers are using Google Street View to track gentrification of cities.
Wave power value ebbs
Despite hundreds of millions invested, Carnegie Clean Energy's much-lauded wave technology is plummeting in value.
Push for science prize equality
The Women in STEM Ambassador is calling for greater diversity in nominations for the PM's science award.
Guthrie gets settlement
The ABC's former managing director, Michelle Guthrie, has secured an out-of-court settlement in return for ending legal action for wrongful dismissal.
Police DNA bill questioned
Civil libertarians want to stop a bill that allows Victorian police to take DNA from suspects, including children, without a warrant.
CSIRO unveils graphite coating
Australian engineers have created a breakthrough new form of graphitic material.
Human archive sent into space
An Israeli spacecraft is carrying a copy of human history to be backed up on the Moon.
Code closes quantum noise
Code has been used for the first time to reduce quantum error in logic gates.
Tech edge for koala counts
QUT researchers are using drones and infrared to measure koala populations.
ADF investigating AI weapons
The Defence Force is spending over $5 million on studies of artificially intelligent weaponry.
Buttrose picked to sit as chair
Australian media stalwart Ita Buttrose has been appointed chair of the ABC.