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• Rolls Royce reveals 'roboships' with augmented reality control desks that can automatically spot hazards

  15-12-2014 23:16 via
  
  The windows of the bridge serve as augmented reality displays of the vessel's surroundings, including visualisation of potential hazards that would otherwise be invisible to the human eye.
  
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• Images reveal moment fertilised egg releases billions of 'zinc sparks'

  15-12-2014 22:54 via
  
  Northwestern researchers developed a special technique to capture the moment of fertilisation, and found billions of zinc atoms are released.
  
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• European Space Agency backs plans for Sabre rocket engine

  15-12-2014 22:41 via
  
  The British Skylon air breathing rocket could power a plane anywhere in the world in four hours and get to space in 15 minutes.
  
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• WATCH: Chelsea star Eden Hazard reveals the Arsenal and Man Utd aces for his FIFA list

  15-12-2014 20:39
  
  CHELSEA star Eden Hazard has revealed his top Ultimate Team choices for fans to face on FIFA 15's new Legends Xl.
  
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• Peat is Amazon's carbon superstore

  15-12-2014 19:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Satellite data reveals that the most dense stores of carbon in Amazonia is not above ground in trees but below ground in peatlands.
  
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• Moral uncertainty means machines will never know right from wrong

  15-12-2014 19:51 via
  
  Researchers at Darmstadt University of Technology in Germany say robots (illustration shown) cannot be moral. In a study, they claim the famous 'trolley problem' prevents such action being programmed.
  
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• Greenland's lakes may cause the sea to rise to unprecedented levels: Experts admit they underestimated how fast the ice is melting

  15-12-2014 19:51 via
  
  University of Leeds researchers have claimed sea levels could rise more quickly due to supraglacial lakes, which could cause Greenland's ice (shown in image) to slip into the sea more rapidly.
  
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• Racton Man was a 'warrior chief': Scientists unravel mystery of 4,000-year-old skeleton buried with UK's earliest bronze dagger

  15-12-2014 19:32 via
  
  The virtually-complete skeleton dating was found on farmland in the hamlet of Racton, near Chichester, West Sussex.. Racton Man's extremely rare dagger reveals his position as a warrior.
  
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• The Samsung Galaxy S6 leaked? New handset to take on iPhone 6 domination

  15-12-2014 19:19
  
  SAMSUNG are ready to launch their latest flagship phone to take on the iPhone 6's domination of the market, new reports claim.
  
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• Scientists explore Antarctica's ghost mountains below the ice cap where the land does not age and water flows uphill

  15-12-2014 18:53 via
  
  Images taken by an international team of scientists of the Gamburtseve Mountains have revealed a landscape of jagged peaks that show few signs of erosion.
  
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• Denmark lays claim to North Pole

  15-12-2014 18:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Denmark makes a claim to the UN, arguing the area around the North Pole is linked to the continental shelf of Greenland, its autonomous territory.
  
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• The gadget that could help us breathe on MARS: Helena device creates oxygen from water in alien soil - and it may be heading to the red planet by 2018

  15-12-2014 18:45 via
  
  Designed by the University of Western Australia and Mars One astronaut candidate, Josh Richards, Helena (pictured) is one of ten finalists in the Mars One University Competition.
  
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• Are robots destined to be EVIL? Moral uncertainty means experts will never be able to program machines to know right from wrong

  15-12-2014 18:44 via
  
  Researchers at Darmstadt University of Technology in Germany say robots (illustration shown) cannot be moral. In a study, they claim the famous 'trolley problem' prevents such action being programmed.
  
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• BT in exclusive talks over EE takeover

  15-12-2014 18:13
  
  BT is in exclusive talks to buy EE, the telecoms giant has announced.
  
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• Destiny: Bungie reveal fix list for PS4 and Xbox One issues and detail Iron Banner

  15-12-2014 17:27
  
  BUNGIE have released an extensive new bug list, and ways to avoid them, following the release of Destiny's first expansion, The Dark Below.
  
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• Image reveals what Rosetta's comet REALLY looks like

  15-12-2014 16:40 via
  
  The Max Planck Institute in Germany has revealed the true colour of 67P (shown). The image, taken by combining different filters, reveals what the comet would look like to the human eye.
  
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• Rare northern white rhino dies in US

  15-12-2014 16:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A male northern white rhinoceros named Angalifu has died at the San Diego Zoo in California, leaving only five of the species in the entire world.
  
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• Could Twitter help the elderly feel less lonely?

  15-12-2014 16:17 via
  
  Participants in the University of Exeter-led study were aged between 60 and 95, receiving care in some form. They were trained how to use the internet over a two-year period.
  
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• Texan creates 'Mr Hoverboard' using garden LEAF BLOWERS

  15-12-2014 16:08 via
  
  Ryan Craven, 27, from Austin built the device using four leaf blowers, a 4ft by 4ft (1.2 by 1.2 metre) piece of plywood, a skateboard deck, shower liner, coffee can lids and gaffer tape.
  
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• CONSOLE WARS: Microsoft reveal they have big 2015 plans for Xbox One after outselling PS4

  15-12-2014 15:45
  
  MICROSOFT'S Aaron Greenberg has revealed the tech giant has big plans for the Xbox One in 2015 as they look to capitalise on trumping the Playstation 4 in the November sales race.
  
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• Move over Marty! Texan creates a hoverboard using garden LEAF BLOWERS - and you can make your own for £160

  15-12-2014 15:26 via
  
  Ryan Craven, 27, from Austin built the device using four leaf blowers, a 4ft by 4ft (1.2 by 1.2 metre) piece of plywood, a skateboard deck, shower liner, coffee can lids and gaffer tape.
  
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• Rosetta comet's true colours revealed: Image confirms that 67P is charcoal grey - and hints that all its ice is hiding beneath the surface

  15-12-2014 15:16 via
  
  The Max Planck Institute in Germany has revealed the true colour of 67P (shown). The image, taken by combining different filters, reveals what the comet would look like to the human eye.
  
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• Dust and soot from dung fires are turning the Taj Mahal brown

  15-12-2014 14:54 via
  
  Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta hope their findings help to return the World Heritage Site back to its original colour.
  
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• Former Apple engineer tells court that tech giant DID block rival music on iTunes - but insists it was just a security measure

  15-12-2014 14:49 via
  
  Rod Schultz, who worked as a software engineer at the Californian firm between 2006 and 2008, said he worked on a project to 'intended to block 100 per cent of non-iTunes clients' on iPods (pictured).
  
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• Japanese-style art inspired by neuroscience reveals grey matter in much more colourful glory

  15-12-2014 14:21 via
  
  The images were painted by neuroscientist Greg Dunn from the University of Pennsylvania, in the Asian sumi-e style. A crab's stomatogastric ganglion, that controls its digestion is pictured.
  
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• Jaguar car gives drivers 360° vision thanks to cameras that make window pillars 'transparent'

  15-12-2014 14:14 via
  
  UK-based Jaguar Land Rover have unveiled a smart concept car. It uses cameras to make certain parts of the car 'transparent' when a driver looks in a certain direction (image shown).
  
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• Bronze Age beads in Denmark are traced to EGYPT: Ancient Nordic jewellery matches material used in Tutankhamun's death mask

  15-12-2014 13:49 via
  
  Blue beads unearthed in an ancient Ølby grave, south of Copenhagen, match material from Amarna in Egypt and Nippur in Mesopotamia, revealing trade routes 3,400 years ago.
  
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• Pirate Bay 'copy' goes online

  15-12-2014 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Isohunt, a website providing access to mostly pirated material, has put online a clone of closed-down rival The Pirate Bay
  
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• Will China's Great GREEN Wall save the country from dust storms?

  15-12-2014 13:23 via
  
  China is building huge strips of trees to stop the Gobi Desert (illustration shown). For decades the desert has been advancing and causing serious dust storms in key cities such as Beijing.
  
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• Men who enjoy spicy food have higher testosterone levels

  15-12-2014 13:20 via
  
  Researchers from the University of Grenoble compared the hormone levels of 114 men to the amount of chili sauce they added to mashed potato.
  
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• Experiences can make a criminal - but genes are to blame for violent behaviour too, study finds

  15-12-2014 13:09 via
  
  The Montreal Universtiy study found that three genetic variants interacted with each other and with family conflict and sexual abuse to increase the likelihood of delinquency in Swedish teenagers.
  
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• Will China's Great GREEN Wall save the country from dust storms? 100 billion tree project could halt advancing Gobi Desert

  15-12-2014 12:51 via
  
  China is building huge strips of trees to stop the Gobi Desert (illustration shown). For decades the desert has been advancing and causing serious dust storms in key cities such as Beijing.
  
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• Amazon strikes hit German depots

  15-12-2014 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A three-day strike begins at Amazon distribution depots in Germany in a dispute over pay and conditions.
  
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• Sydney siege brings Uber criticism

  15-12-2014 12:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cab-ordering firm Uber is facing criticism again, this time for charging passengers far more during the cafe hostage crisis in Sydney, Australia.
  
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• Why liking hot curries really does make you the alpha male: Men who enjoy spicy food have higher testosterone levels

  15-12-2014 12:23 via
  
  Researchers from the University of Grenoble compared the hormone levels of 114 men to the amount of chili sauce they added to mashed potato.
  
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• Sony warns press over hacking leaks

  15-12-2014 12:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sony Pictures contacts some news outlets in an attempt to limit the damage caused by the hacking of its computer system and the leaking of emails.
  
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• Were you BORN a thug? Experiences can make a criminal - but genes are to blame for violent behaviour too, study finds

  15-12-2014 12:00 via
  
  The Montreal Universtiy study found that three genetic variants interacted with each other and with family conflict and sexual abuse to increase the likelihood of delinquency in Swedish teenagers.
  
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• The science of SPROUTS: Bitter chemistry of vegetable revealed - and why your parents are to blame if you don't like them

  15-12-2014 11:23 via
  
  Bournemouth-based teacher Andy Brunning explained that compounds called glucosinolates that are found naturally in spouts taste particularly bitter to some people.
  
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• Booming bitterns show big bird boost

  15-12-2014 11:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Somerset is home to England's largest bittern population, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds says.
  
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• Uber taxi service faces Paris protest

  15-12-2014 11:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Taxi drivers block some roads around Paris and at airports in protest at the taxi-booking service Uber.
  
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• Independent inquiry into flight chaos

  15-12-2014 10:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An independent inquiry is to be set up to investigate the air traffic control computer failure which disrupted flights at UK airports last week.
  
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• VIDEO: The lift that goes sideways

  15-12-2014 10:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new system of lifts is being proposed that operate without cables.
  
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• Firm apologises for Amazon 1p glitch

  15-12-2014 10:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Londonderry-based company apologises for a software glitch that led to hundreds of items being sold for just 1p on Amazon.
  
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• Arctic sea ice volume holds up

  15-12-2014 04:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two cool summers in a row have now allowed the pack ice in the Arctic to increase and then hold on to a good deal of its volume.
  
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• Alcatraz escapees 'may have survived'

  15-12-2014 04:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three prisoners who escaped from the US island prison Alcatraz in 1962 may have made it to land alive, a new study suggests.
  
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• Xbox One: Call of Duty Advanced Warfare fans hit by Xbox Live Havok bonus issues

  15-12-2014 02:05
  
  SOME Xbox One fans trying to get the bonus early access Havok DLC content for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare have run into issues, Microsoft have confirmed.
  
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• Space games start to take off

  15-12-2014 01:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How to conquer the galaxy on a computer
  
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