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iTnews’ Liz Tay has a background in physics and a penchant for developments at the nexus of science and technology. She surveys the world’s top academics to learn more about our world of bits and bytes and covers breakthroughs that will shape the next generation of IT.

Questions, observations and suggestions are welcome at ltay@haymarketmedia.com.au or follow Liz on Twitter at @liztayau.

Murchison radio astronomers to get Linux cluster

Murchison radio astronomers to get Linux cluster

IBM cluster to replace custom hardware.
Juha Saarinen Jul 25 2012 7:00AM Hardware
Pawsey project grows supercomputing team

Pawsey project grows supercomputing team

Readies next phase for Fornax GPU cluster.
Liz Tay Jul 10 2012 7:03AM Training & Development
Melbourne researchers assist on lightRadio cloud

Melbourne researchers assist on lightRadio cloud

Group tackles distributed mobile network architecture.
Ry Crozier Jun 13 2012 7:00AM Networking
Aussie bandwidth demand unchanged by SKA split

Aussie bandwidth demand unchanged by SKA split

Terabit-per-second links floated.
James Hutchinson May 30 2012 7:27AM Telco/ISP
CSIRO's GPU cluster to reach 130 TFLOPS this month

CSIRO's GPU cluster to reach 130 TFLOPS this month

Doubles computing power in $1 million upgrade.
Liz Tay Apr 19 2012 7:00AM Hardware
SKA Organisation mulls new implementation options

SKA Organisation mulls new implementation options

New working group to inform site selection.
Liz Tay Apr 5 2012 6:00PM Financial Services
Amazon Web Services joins 1000 Genomes Project

Amazon Web Services joins 1000 Genomes Project

International research effort moves to the public cloud.
Staff Writers Mar 30 2012 4:10PM Storage
UTS launches robotic nursing labs

UTS launches robotic nursing labs

Government-funded labs support clinical training.
Staff Writers Mar 30 2012 7:28AM Hardware
Japanese bank deploys anti-phishing evesdropper

Japanese bank deploys anti-phishing evesdropper

Technology detects keywords and voice pitch.
Darren Pauli Mar 26 2012 11:01AM Security
SKA panel decides against Aussie bid: reports

SKA panel decides against Aussie bid: reports

Bid to host $2 billion radioastronomy project reportedly falters.
Liz Tay Mar 12 2012 7:00AM Financial Services
IBM targets financial firms with commercial Watson

IBM targets financial firms with commercial Watson

Jeopardy-winning platform offered as cloud-based service.
Liz Tay Mar 8 2012 7:01AM Strategy
SKA Organisation suffers document server breach

SKA Organisation suffers document server breach

Pulls website offline to address issue.
Liz Tay Feb 24 2012 1:00PM Security
SKA Organisation suffers document server breach

SKA Organisation suffers document server breach

Pulls website offline to address issue.
Liz Tay Feb 24 2012 12:12PM Security
Photos: NICTA Techfest 2012

Photos: NICTA Techfest 2012

Senator Conroy opens new Digital Productivity Showcase.
Feb 24 2012 6:48AM Hardware
Loose cable undermines CERN's faster-than-light claims

Loose cable undermines CERN's faster-than-light claims

Reports of GPS timing glitch emerge.
Staff Writers Feb 23 2012 11:33AM Hardware
Melbourne scientists ready 2013 bionic eye trial

Melbourne scientists ready 2013 bionic eye trial

Brain implant to deliver 600-pixel images.
Liz Tay Feb 15 2012 7:13AM Hardware
Scientists tout super-fast hard drives

Scientists tout super-fast hard drives

No magnetic field needed for new data recording method.
Liz Tay Feb 10 2012 7:19AM Hardware
Researchers to patent vulnerability search algorithm

Researchers to patent vulnerability search algorithm

Seek commercial partners for network security technology.
Liz Tay Jan 30 2012 3:00PM Networking
Photos: UWA installs Fornax supercomputer

Photos: UWA installs Fornax supercomputer

Prepares to launch second Pawsey machine in March.
Liz Tay Jan 20 2012 6:26AM Hardware
Swinburne, Google target data centre congestion

Swinburne, Google target data centre congestion

New networking algorithms to avoid packet loss.
Liz Tay Jan 17 2012 3:03PM Networking

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