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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.

Atomic scale magnetic memory ‘100 times denser than hard disks’ 2/8/2012

IBM lab manipulates single atoms to create prototype memory two orders of magnitude smaller than current technology - but commercialisation is unlikely anytime soon.

Organisations push for common M2M Service Layer standard 2/3/2012

Bodies recognise need for cooperative standards development to ensure connectivity between myriad of M2M devices in the field.

Europeans tell Australia, address solar potential now 2/3/2012

Trade association says photovoltaic market is "at a crossroads" and can no longer rely on debt-laden Europe to drive growth.

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.

Quantum discovery opens way for new types of electronics 1/26/2012

Physicists at the University of New South Wales have observed a new kind of interaction that can arise between electrons in a single-atom silicon transistor.

Lizards' tails inspire next generation robotic research 1/8/2012

Lizards have proven inspiration for the next generation of robot research, which will ultimately lead to much more agile robots, particularly for use in search-and-rescue applications ...

Graphene rips follow path of least resistance 1/8/2012

Rice University simulations show carbon sheets tear along energetically favorable lines.

QUT research to help safer emergency aircraft landings 1/8/2012

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) aviation researchers are developing an information system to help Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) make safer emergency landings and better ...

Atomic scale wiring to power future computers 1/8/2012

Silicon conducting wires that are 10,000 times thinner than human hair still maintain good conducting qualities, and as such will likely power the quantum computers of the future.

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

Materials and miniaturisation drive sensor market over next decade 12/8/2011

Advances in sensor technology will improve the performance, reliability, longevity and cost of devices, claims analyst.

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.

Plasmonics lab opens up nano-toolbox 12/2/2011

Swinburne University of Technology is set to open its new $8 million plasmonics laboratory, consolidating the university’s position as one of Australia’s leading nanophotonics research ...

OLEDs priced out of mainstream lighting until at least 2020 11/28/2011

Despite its potential, in the medium term OLED technology will remain consigned to markets where aesthetics upstage price.

Electronic cane and pint-sized insulin pump come up trumps 11/13/2011

An electronic cane for the vision impaired that could blitz international competitors on design and price and an insulin pump as slim as a smartphone have taken out top honours in ...

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