http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. You may have read about Sony's plan to install a fibre-based internet service in Japan which could reach download speeds of 2 gigabits a second (Gbps). That's 20 times faster than speeds offered by Labor's National Broadband Network (NBN), and even twice as fast as Google Fiber, a 1Gbps connection currently being rolled out in the US. http://phys.org/news286005415.html Technology Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:30:02 EST news286005415 Monash University researchers have played a pivotal role in the invention of an energy-efficient method of increasing the data capacity of optical networks to the point where all of the world's internet traffic could travel on a single fiber. http://phys.org/news283418136.html Technology Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:16:02 EST news283418136 Earlier this week, NASA announced the development of a mining robot called RASSOR: the Regolith Advanced Surface Systems Operations Robot. RASSOR has been designed to assist in extracting water, ice and fuel from soil on the moon – all essential resources for future human habitation. http://phys.org/news278936365.html Space & Earth Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:19:34 EST news278936365 (AP)—An official of Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies said Friday he is concerned that new Australian laws to protect communication networks from cyber-attacks could exclude companies from tendering for work simply because they're Chinese. http://phys.org/news266815699.html Technology Fri, 14 Sep 2012 04:28:27 EST news266815699 Libraries could be a testing ground for new technology such as Google's augmented-reality glasses and advances enabled by the roll-out of the National Broadband Network, a QUT expert says. http://phys.org/news255069083.html Technology Tue, 01 May 2012 08:13:47 EST news255069083 A man who used the online nickname "Evil" has been charged with hacking attacks that police Wednesday alleged could have caused considerable damage to Australias national infrastructure. http://phys.org/news230955181.html Technology Wed, 27 Jul 2011 03:13:45 EST news230955181 (AP) -- Australia's two largest telecommunications companies signed lucrative deals with the government to join the rollout of a fiber optic national broadband network that will be among the world's fastest. http://phys.org/news228031236.html Technology Thu, 23 Jun 2011 07:30:01 EST news228031236 Australia Monday defended plans for a national broadband network after the OECD raised questions over its cost-effectiveness and said it might stifle innovation. http://phys.org/news209014497.html Technology Mon, 15 Nov 2010 03:35:20 EST news209014497