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21st April 2013 Archive

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  • Turnbull 'flat out' seeking NBN killer blow

    Why does the philosopher prince of broadband care about a half-a-percent saving?

    Australia's broadband debate is beginning to take on elements of farce. For quite some time on Friday, April 19, Malcolm Turnbull, the opposition spokesman for communications, quizzed National Broadband Company (NBN Co) CEO Mike Quigley and CTO Greg McLaren about the feasibility of using VDSL for in-building distribution in …

    Broadband 21 Apr 18:04

  • Dark matter researchers think they've got a signal

    Little WIMPs, is this your life?

    Three Weakly Interacting Massive Particles – WIMPs to physicists – may not sound like many, but they're enough for excitement. That's because if they exist, WIMPs would solve the “dark matter” puzzle. They are, however, exceedingly difficult to detect because of the first two words of their name. They're “weakly interacting”, …

    Science 21 Apr 23:22