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Speech-controlled devices: science fiction to reality 4/29/2012

For generations, we have dreamed of machines with artificial intelligence with which we can have real conversations but, despite advances, such devices seem some way off. Now ...

To infinity and beyond - supercomputers take huge leap 4/29/2012

A tiny crystal that enables a computer to perform calculations that currently stump the world's most powerful supercomputers has been developed by an international team including ...

Computer modellers pull numbers out of sky 4/16/2012

Researchers at The Australian National University have developed the fastest random number generator in the world by listening to the 'sounds of silence'.

Australia needs a management skills upgrade 4/8/2012

Innovation capability is the key to Australia's future success in manufacturing and other sectors, according to Professor Roy Green, Dean of the UTS Business School and Andrew Liveris, ...

New benchmark standard test for Android-powered products 4/2/2012

Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium brings order to comparisons of smartphones and other Android OS devices with standard test method

App turns smartphone into emergency beacon 2/17/2012

Edith Cowan University (ECU) students have developed a new app which transforms a smartphone into an emergency beacon at the push of a button.

Power profiles help electronics go green 2/8/2012

New and better ways of measuring high-tech energy consumption could lead to significant environmental and economic gains, a study from The Australian National University has found.

Business investment in new technologies improve performance 1/27/2012

The latest Australian Industry Group/Deloitte National CEO report, Business Investment in New Technologies, examines business investment in new technologies over the past three years. ...

What's hot - top technology trends for 2012 revealed 1/27/2012

Demand for technology will buck the negative economic outlook for the year ahead, with consumers set to spend big on smartphones, tablets and computers in particular.

How successful Chinese entrepreneurs really think 1/23/2012

Can you really learn to be an entrepreneur? A new in-depth study offers fresh insights into how successful business players teach themselves to become better and better at making ...

Exploring the science behind a successful business 1/23/2012

A Queensland University of Technology (QUT) information systems researcher aims to develop guidelines to simplify business processes to help businesses grow and operate more efficiently. ...

Steve Jobs' legacy under fire on outsourcing jobs 1/3/2012

It's all about Jobs. Steve Jobs. Although he was brilliant, creative and a successful CEO, he had one flaw: he outsourced Apple.

What's hot: the top 10 technology events of 2011 12/28/2011

Here is a look at the events that made a difference to the technology world in the year 2011.

New application makes supercomputing simple 12/28/2011

A new open source application developed at Murdoch University is giving researchers a revolutionary new way of accessing supercomputers.

Latest Wi-Fi version set for rapid adoption worldwide 12/28/2011

Scramble for market share by big Wi-Fi chipset vendors will ensure 5GHz band, 1Gbps 802.11ac wireless technology rapidly makes its way into consumers’ home networks

Securing Australia's power future 12/12/2011

A commercial wind power forecasting system called Wind Insight is set to provide greater security to Australia’s electricity power systems.

Scientists find way to form random molecular patterns 12/2/2011

Scientists at The University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom have discovered a way to control how tiny flat molecules fit together in a seemingly random pattern.

To destroy or not, virtual material testing finds better way 12/2/2011

Before computer modelling there was only one way to discover the limits of a metal alloy, or any other material – test it until it’s destroyed, but all that’s about to change.

Unlocking IP for business 11/13/2011

In a first for Australia, the University of New South Wales will offer the majority of its intellectual property to companies for free, in a radical step to turn more university ...

Table salt holds key to HD data recording density discovery 10/20/2011

Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research has developed a way of increasing the data recording density of hard disks, and humble table salt is the key ingredient in ...

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