Technology
Honey, I shrunk the transistor!
The computers that put man on the moon were no more powerful than a desktop calculator; you probably have a......
National Broadband Network deemed “too expensive”
It’s been feted as the biggest infrastructure venture in Australia’s history since the Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric scheme, which was......
Smart Phone Psychiatry
As smart phones become increasingly popular, we’re frequently reminded that “there’s an app for that”. From social networking, to gaming,......
Teletron: mind controlled synthesizer
It sounds like a scene from science fiction; a bearded man enters a room, connects his headband to a synthesizer,......
Eating Cloned Animals
Would you be happy to eat meat from a cloned animal or its offspring? It’s already possible in the U.S.......
Digital switches on Mildura
Mildura in South Australia has today begun the roll-out of digital television across Australia. Glenn Milne said the locals were......
San Francisco first city to require mobile phone health warnings
San Francisco this week passed a law which would require mobile phone retailers to make sure consumers were given health......
..but Australian industry says no worries here
The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association says its keeping an eye on the San Francisco developments but has no reason to......
Playing those mind games
Is modern computer technology changing the way our brains work? Baroness Professor Susan Greenfield is an eminent researcher on what......
Can the internet help to curb suicide?
On the popular Post Secret website last Sunday, someone posted a message saying they would kill themselves by jumping off......