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Submission + - Tiny pill relays body temperature of firefighters in real-time (news.com.au)

Submitted by pcritter
pcritter writes: Australian firefighters are enlisting the help of tiny pill to battle fires. In a training exercise, 50 firefighters swallowed the LifeMonitor capsule which is equipped with a thermometer and a transmitter. The pill transmits data to a device worn of the chest which also gathers heartbeat, respiration and skin temperature. This data is relayed in real-time allowing better management of heat-stress during firefighting. Victoria's Country Fire Authority trialled this new mechanism when they found that the standard measurement of temperature by the ear was an ineffective indication of heat-stress. The pill is expelled naturally after two days.
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Submission + - Australian National Broadband Network releases 3 year plan (smh.com.au) 1

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pcritter writes: The Australian Government has just announced the 3 year roll-out plan for its ambitious National Broadband Network. The plan details 3.5 million premises (30%) across the country to be connected to the NBN by mid-2015. A map is available showing coverage areas. The plan represents a major milestone in the NBN project, which aims to connect all of Australia with high speed broadband by 2021, with the 93% of the population on fibre to the premises (FTTP) of speeds up to 1000Mbits, and the rest on fixed wireless or satellite. The conservative opposition party had threatened to demolish the project if elected.

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