Tag: Science and Technology
ESA wants International Space Station to live longer
The European Space Agency (ESA) said it hoped the International Space Station (ISS), whose operational life beyond 2015 remains uncertain, would continue working until at least 2020.[MORE]
Empathetic virtual humans on the way
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Researchers are developing virtual humans that can act autonomously in a virtual environment.[MORE]
Koobface virus hits Facebook
Facebook's 120 million users are being targeted by a virus dubbed "Koobface" that uses the social network's messaging system to infect PCs, then tries to gather sensitive information such as credit card numbers.[MORE]
Aboriginal computer scheme scrapped
The Federal Government has cancelled the computer part of the Backing Indigenous Ability program.[MORE]
Cane toad 'hitches ride from Brisbane to Perth'
A man says a cane toad hitched a ride in his golf shoe on a flight from Brisbane to Perth, surviving for six days before it was discovered on an Albany golf course.[MORE]
Medical Trust to fund new medical studies
The latest medical projects to receive funding through the Clifford Craig Medical Trust have been announced.[MORE]
Phone-savvy science tracks koala breeding habits
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Scientists are using mobile phone technology to learn more about the breeding habits of koalas. [MORE]
Whale rescuers defend response time
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Witnesses to a mass whale stranding in Tasmania are angry that it took rescuers a day to arrive.[MORE]
Endeavour unlocks from ISS
The space shuttle Endeavour successfully unlocked from the International Space Station to begin its return journey to Earth, NASA said.[MORE]
Surplus raided for computers in schools: Opposition
The Federal Opposition says the Government has raided the surplus to fund its promise to put more computers in schools.[MORE]
Govt more than doubles cash for school computers
The Federal Government will boost funding for its computers in schools program after complaints from the states and territories that the scheme was under-funded.[MORE]
Astronauts wrap up space station makeover
The shuttle Endeavour astronauts packed samples from the International Space Station's (ISS) revived urine recycling system and prepared to leave the outpost after a successful home-makeover mission.[MORE]
Taronga's new giraffes 'curious' about Sydney
Two giraffes have arrived in Sydney from New Zealand's Auckland Zoo to join breeding programs in Australia. [MORE]
Endeavour astronauts complete final spacewalk
Two US astronauts from the space shuttle Endeavour are safely back inside the International Space Station (ISS) after successfully repairing the station's solar antenna.[MORE]
High-speed broadband growth unsustainable: expert
A study by the University of Melbourne suggests the drive for high-speed broadband could end up making internet services slower.[MORE]
Endeavour astronauts begin final spacewalk
Two astronauts on the US space shuttle Endeavour have began a fourth and final spacewalk amid efforts to repair the International Space Station (ISS) as NASA extended the mission by a day.[MORE]
ISS crew complete 7-hour space walk
Two astronauts on the US space shuttle Endeavour have completed a seven-hour spacewalk as part of efforts to repair the orbiting International Space Station.[MORE]
Japan scientists eye made-to-order bones
Japanese hospitals are running a clinical trial on the world's first custom-made bones which would fit neatly into patients' skulls and eventually give way to real bones.[MORE]
Stranded whales transferred to new beach
Rescuers have shifted 12 stranded pilot whales in north-west Tasmania to a different beach.[MORE]
A wee problem for ISS crew
NASA says it is having problems with a new system on the International Space Station that is designed to convert urine into drinking water.[MORE]
Group prepares nation's largest dinosaur fossil collection
An outback Queensland group is preparing the largest collection of dinosaur-age fossils ever gathered in Australia. [MORE]
Eyre Peninsula older than previously thought
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It has emerged that SA's Eyre Peninsula is at least half a billion years older than previously thought. [MORE]
e=mc2: 103 years later, Einstein proven right
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It's taken more than a century, but Einstein's celebrated formula e=mc2 has finally been corroborated.[MORE]
Questacon inspiring children 20yrs on
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Questacon in Canberra has been exciting and inspiring children for the last 20 years.[MORE]
New strain of deadly Ebola virus discovered
Scientists say an outbreak of Ebola that killed 37 people in Uganda last year was sparked by a hitherto unknown species of one of the world's most notorious viruses.[MORE]
