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NICTA Techfest 09: Photos

The publicly-funded research body National ICT Australia (NICTA) held its annual showcase of technology yesterday. On show was technology ranging from bionic eyes to a mathematically-proven operating system kernel. Read more »

The 'Jolly Green' sleeping server

Can you imagine having smart servers in your datacentre that know when to sleep and work? Companies such as Microsoft are looking for more efficient ways to turn servers on and off throughout the day and night. Read more »

Photos: The tools of a digital forensics expert

Ever wondered how to catch the world's most high tech criminals? This photo gallery gives you a tour of the tools used in digital forensics. Read more »

The 15-petabyte network behind the Cern atom smasher

Enough information to fill multiple CDs every second is flowing across the world on a network one thousand times faster than home broadband. Read more »

Photos: Army technology makes killing more efficient

Every year, the US Army designates a set of its top inventions. This year's list includes a GPS-guided artillery shell and a new method for saving severely injured soldiers. Read more »

Where did Microsoft's DRM vision go?

Early this decade, Microsoft weathered unrelenting criticism over a controversial set of technologies known as Palladium, which the company envisioned as creating a kind of secure vault to store passwords or medical records. Read more »

Photos: Synchrotron – Australia's particle accelerator

How many Australian scientists does it take to make the countries' biggest light bulb? Our photo gallery takes you inside the Synchrotron, Australia's only particle accelerator that creates high-intensity light for scientific imaging. Read more »

IBM alphaWorks: From software theory to fact

Established in 1996, alphaWorks is a web community for developers to preview and collaborate on emerging technology from IBM's research labs and turn them into commercial products. The IT giant claims much of alphaWorks's activity is aimed at developing new software types and standards -- particularly around open source principles. Read more »

Thin client phone becomes 'Pocket Supercomputer'

Accenture researchers have been showing off a thin client system, which can recognise objects such as books, pictures and foodstuffs videoed on a mobile phone -- delivering relevant information straight to into your hand. Read more »

Waiting for the OpenSocial hammer to drop

Veteran developer Marc Canter warns industry politics could stymie push to give social network users more control over data. Read more »

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