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• Fastest elevator hits speed of 47 mph in Guangzhou, China

  02-06-2017 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hitachi's ultra-high speed elevator reached a record-breaking speed of75 kilometers (47 miles) per hour during a test of the elevator at the CTF Finance Center in Guangzhou, China.
  
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• Trump misrepresented MIT climate research, officials say

  02-06-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIT officials said U.S. President Donald Trump badly misunderstood their research when he cited it on Thursday to justify withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement.
  
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• Want to buy sexy clothes? It might be in your hormones

  02-06-2017 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australian psychologists have found there is a six-day window every month where women should hide their credit cards as they become more interested in clothes shopping than usual (file pic).
  
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• LA tunnel diggers find bone of ancient giant sloth

  02-06-2017 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Crews digging a tunnel for a new Los Angeles train line have found the remains of an ancient giant sloth.
  
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• Footage reveals what Deputy Sheriff said he saw at Roswell

  02-06-2017 22:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Deputy Sheriff Charles Fogus revealed how he saw he saw a crashed flying saucer and aliens who 'looked like the ones we see on television' at Roswell, a newly-released interview reveals.
  
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• Facial expressions make it harder to recognize faces

  02-06-2017 22:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If a face is unfamiliar, people are generally very bad at matching together two images of the same face that are highly expressive, research by the University of Bristol has found.
  
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• Boffins find evidence of strange uranium-producing bacteria lurking underground

  02-06-2017 22:05 via go.theregister.com
  
  It's easier to mine than uraninite ore, too Scientists have discovered bizarre evidence in the US state of Wyoming – that bacteria hidden deep within the Earth's crust secrete uranium.…
  
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• Incredible video shows what it's like to fly over Jupiter

  02-06-2017 21:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Using observations from the JunoCam, a mathematician in Germany created a stunning time-lapse video – and, set to a dramatic sci-fi music, the footage reveals its alien beauty.
  
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• .@Fenergo 's Niall Twomey has responsibility for technical strategy, design and architecture. ow.ly/I0Hm30cg86Z

  02-06-2017 21:20 via twitter.com
  .@Fenergo 's Niall Twomey has responsibility for technical strategy, design and architecture. ow.ly/I0Hm30cg86Z
  
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• "The future is here, we just aren’t maximising the technology yet." - Sean Doherty, @ThreeIreland ow.ly/6wpX30cg3yF

  02-06-2017 21:05 via twitter.com
  "The future is here, we just aren’t maximising the technology yet." - Sean Doherty, @ThreeIrelandow.ly/6wpX30cg3yF
  
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• Video reveals effects of climate change in Manhattan

  02-06-2017 20:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Although it was created as a warning, an unsettling video of climate change wreaking havoc on New York City could soon become a reality over the next 60 to 80 years, experts have warned.
  
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• NASA set to create giant artificial clouds tomorrow

  02-06-2017 20:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA will launch the Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia between 4:26 and 4:41 a.m. EDT, with colourful artificial clouds.
  
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• According to finding from @ThreeIreland, almost everyone was using their smartphones at Slane last weekend. ow.ly/NF9G30cfOxg

  02-06-2017 20:45 via twitter.com
  According to finding from @ThreeIreland, almost everyone was using their smartphones at Slane last weekend. ow.ly/NF9G30cfOxg
  
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• Google's Chrome browser to block 'bad' ads

  02-06-2017 20:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google says its Chrome browser will block ads on websites it deems too annoying for web users starting next year., but will allow ads as long as publishers followed guidelines.
  
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• ‘One of the things I enjoy is how fast-paced and demanding the role is.’ #LifeSciencesWeek ow.ly/WHDW30cfOeR

  02-06-2017 20:30 via twitter.com
  ‘One of the things I enjoy is how fast-paced and demanding the role is.’ #LifeSciencesWeek ow.ly/WHDW30cfOeR
  
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• Reach for the stars with space events with @blackrockcastle and @CIT_ie ow.ly/P32N30cfN2k

  02-06-2017 20:15 via twitter.com
  Reach for the stars with space events with @blackrockcastle and @CIT_ie ow.ly/P32N30cfN2k
  
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• Expert say eSports market will be worth $1 billion by 2019

  02-06-2017 20:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An expert from Indiana University has investigated the phenomenon of esports that has recently emerged as a spectator activity that can draw thousands of attendees and viewers.
  
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• #ICYMI: We may be accidentally creating teenage mutant ninja turtles. #environment ow.ly/FVsC30cfMXk

  02-06-2017 20:00 via twitter.com
  #ICYMI: We may be accidentally creating teenage mutant ninja turtles. #environment ow.ly/FVsC30cfMXk
  
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• Chinese scientists reveal the most bizarre chat up lines

  02-06-2017 19:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China revealed that subtlety and creativity is key to a good chat-up line (stock image).
  
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• Shocking map shows the carbon footprint of EU countries

  02-06-2017 19:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The map was created by researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and shows carbon emissions for regions across the EU.
  
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• CEO of @Gizmodo says the key to navigating the future of media is getting the revenue model correct. #media ow.ly/jDzp30cfMtg

  02-06-2017 19:45 via twitter.com
  CEO of @Gizmodo says the key to navigating the future of media is getting the revenue model correct. #media ow.ly/jDzp30cfMtg
  
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• SureFly electric hybrid helicopter may launch in 2019

  02-06-2017 19:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cincinnati-based firm Workhorse has created a concept design for a drone-inspired eight armed helicopter that could carry two passengers on journeys up to 70 miles.
  
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• The future of healthcare is Bluetooth. #medtech #health #IoT ow.ly/92ec30cfHZH

  02-06-2017 19:25 via twitter.com
  The future of healthcare is Bluetooth. #medtech #health #IoT ow.ly/92ec30cfHZH
  
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• Are you dreaming of a faster phone charger? @Qualcomm might soon make your dreams come true. ow.ly/KPJS30cg5aE

  02-06-2017 19:15 via twitter.com
  Are you dreaming of a faster phone charger? @Qualcomm might soon make your dreams come true. ow.ly/KPJS30cg5aE
  
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• Staring at BUILDINGS can give you a migraine

  02-06-2017 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A research team led by the University of Essex says that modern architecture featuring vertical, straight and unbending lines forces our brains to work harder.
  
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• 'Cold new world' found 100 light years from our sun

  02-06-2017 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Observations with NASA’s Infrared Telescope Facility in Hawaii have confirmed that an object spotted by four different Backyard Worlds users is, in fact, a ‘new cold world’ just 100 light-years from the sun.
  
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• Gov. Jerry Brown Heads To China On Cap And Trade Mission

  02-06-2017 18:27 via technocracy.news
  
  California will tackle Global Warming and carbon mitigation all by itself as its Governor seeks to make his own deal with China. There is little wonder why some Californians refer to their own state as the ‘PROC’ – People’s Republic of California. ⁃ TN EditorCalifornia Governor Jerry Brown said on Thursday he will discuss merging carbon trading markets in his state and China when he travels to Asia later this week, a sign of the governor’s ambition to inf
  
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• AI Predicts Lifespan By ‘Looking’ At Your Organs, 69% Accuracy

  02-06-2017 18:13 via technocracy.news
  
  The gross speculation of this is deeply disturbing: it has a 69 percent accuracy but they don’t know why. Nevertheless, just wait until the insurance companies (life and health) get ahold of this kind of statistical analysis to use against you. You will be ‘graded’ and priced accordingly. ⁃ TN EditorScientists from the University of Adelaide have created an artificial intelligence (AI) program that can predict a person’s lifespan just by looking at images of th
  
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• Bringing the Galapagos tortoise back from the dead

  02-06-2017 18:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international team of researchers, led by Yale University in Connecticut are captively breeding 23 tortoises in California, in the hopes of returning purebred Floreana tortoises to their home.
  
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• Unravelling the mystery of The Thirty Years' War

  02-06-2017 18:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists from the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology Saxony-Anhalt have analysed the remains of 47 soldiers buried in Lutzen, Germany.
  
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• Water should be the sixth taste detected on the tongue

  02-06-2017 18:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Caltech found mice nerves were stimulated by the taste of water - as well as bitter, sweet, salty, sour and umani - suggesting it might be a unique flavour (stock image)
  
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• Google faces hefty EU fine in shopping case August

  02-06-2017 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The EU competition authority accused Google in April 2015 of distorting internet search results to favour its shopping service, harming both rivals and consumers (stock image).
  
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• Russian, French astronauts return from space station stint

  02-06-2017 17:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Russian cosmonaut and a French astronaut returned to Earth on Friday aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule after six months at the International Space Station.
  
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• Invasive lionfish in Caribbean sea preying on new species

  02-06-2017 17:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Washington and the Smithsonian Institution recorded footage of a lionfish hunting a newly discovered species of fish named the Ember goby.
  
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• Rose Canyon fault is MORE dangerous than thought

  02-06-2017 17:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from San Diego State University have discovered that the Rose Canyon fault in California generates powerful tremors almost twice as frequently as previously believed.
  
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• Business Leaders Slam Trump’s Decision To Dump Paris Climate Agreement

  02-06-2017 17:30 via technocracy.news
  
  Who will have the more direct influence on human affairs: the Trump Administration or the collective corporate world? In 1970, Zbigniew Brzezinski wrote, “nation-state as a fundamental unit of man’s organized life has ceased to be the principal creative force: International banks and multinational corporations are acting and planning in terms that are far in advance of the political concepts of the nation-state.” ⁃ TN EditorPresident Donald Trump announced Thursday t
  
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• Scientists dispute the 'tiny, tiny' impact of Paris deal

  02-06-2017 17:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  President accused of "cherry picking" science to bolster argument for withdrawal from Paris accord.
  
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• Fontjoy website uses machine learning to perfectly pair fonts

  02-06-2017 17:20
  
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• Paris climate deal: Buildings 'go green' in protest

  02-06-2017 17:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Buildings around the world are lit green after the US withdraws from the Paris climate agreement.
  
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• Will Apple unveil its iPhone 8 on MONDAY?

  02-06-2017 16:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rod Hall, a stock analyst at J.P. Morgan in San Francisco has made claims that the iPhone 8 will be revealed in a note to investors, ahead of Apple's conference on Monday.
  
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• UFO spotted in Warminster sparks rumours

  02-06-2017 16:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A resident from Frome in Somerset caught footage of a stream of light moving in strange circular movements, sparking claims it could be a UFO.
  
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• YouTube cracks down on ads placed on ‘hate speech’ videos

  02-06-2017 16:20
  
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• Great Barrier Reef turtles' blood is polluted by chemicals

  02-06-2017 16:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Queensland University in Australia found hundreds of thousands of different chemicals in the blood stream of green turtles, which are considered an endangered species.
  
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• A good night’s sleep will perk up your sex life

  02-06-2017 16:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the North American Menopause Society found that for college-age students every added hour they slept corresponded to higher sexual desire (stock image).
  
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• Google to let publishers charge users for ad-blockers

  02-06-2017 15:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tech giant is also working on an ad-blocker of its own for the Chrome web browser.
  
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• US can ask visa applicants for social media history

  02-06-2017 15:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US visa applicants worldwide can now be asked for social media usernames going back five years.
  
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• Amazing lasers, Nasa's trip to the Sun: Podcast 320

  02-06-2017 15:00
  
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• YouTube clarifies 'hate speech' rules

  02-06-2017 14:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The video-sharing site wants video-makers to know which content is considered "advertiser-friendly".
  
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• Virgin Galactic completes a successful test flight

  02-06-2017 14:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The test flight saw a plane, dubbed VSS Unity, sent up from California's Mojave Air and Space Port, attached to a twin-fuselage White Knight carrier airplane.
  
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• Gay Dutch vultures become dads

  02-06-2017 14:26 via go.theregister.com
  
  Carrion parenting A pair of gay Dutch vultures in a long-term relationship have become parents.…
  
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