links for 2007-08-31

Lectopia’s new website, having moved on from UWA now that they’re part of Echo360 along with Anystream.

A “Spider-man” suit that enables its wearer to scale vertical walls like the comic and movie superhero could one day be a reality, according to a study.

“The academic union has launched Federal Court action against Curtin University of Technology over alleged censorship and blocking of union emails to staff. “

G’day Gawker: “Allure Media, which next week will launch its fourth blog since April, also has the licence to launch local versions of the Gawker Media portfolio of high-profile US blogs such as tech blog Gizmodo and celebrity gossip blog Defamer.”

Examines the body as a boundary concept in science fiction films on the 90s: mainly the Alien and Star Trek franchises.