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• In pictures: Hi-tech fashion at CES

  09-01-2015 23:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Futuristic style hits the Las Vegas catwalk
  
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• Nissan teams up with Nasa to create self-driving 'Nassan' Leaf

  09-01-2015 22:35 via
  
  Engineers from Nasa and Nissan will adapt the popular Leaf electric car so that it can drive without human help and the technology could be used to build better, faster rovers for use on Mars.
  
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• Graphic reveals which smartphone matches your 'thumbzone'

  09-01-2015 22:33 via
  
  The graphic was created by California-based Experts Exchange. It compares the average hand measurements of men and women, as well as the hand size of sports figures, to major handsets.
  
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• William Shatner set to ride across the US in hi-tech custom tricycle

  09-01-2015 22:24 via
  
  Shatner plans to drive the two seater V8 trike from Chicago to Los Angeles this summer - and the Rivet trike is to go on sale soon after.
  
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• Onewheel, The $1500 one wheeled skateboard that can balance itself

  09-01-2015 21:00 via
  
  Called the Onewheel, the $1500 gadget has a single air filled tyre taken from a go-kart, and was launched at CES in Las Vegs.
  
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• A wheelie good way to commute? The $1500 one wheeled skateboard that can balance itself

  09-01-2015 20:31 via
  
  Called the Onewheel, the $1500 gadget has a single air filled tyre taken from a go-kart, and was launched at CES in Las Vegs.
  
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• BOSS Phone is first to use Onion Router to allow anonymous browsing

  09-01-2015 20:28 via
  
  David Briggs, from California, built a prototype of his smartphone after internet restrictions in Turkey prevented him from uploading videos to YouTube.
  
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• Scientists pinpoint centre of Saturn to within just 2 miles

  09-01-2015 20:14 via
  
  The discovery was made using ten antennae spread over an area from Hawaii to the Virgin Islands. The measurement is some 50 times more precise than those provided by ground-based optical telescopes.
  
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• Paste from the National Taiwan University mimics enamel to halt sensitive teeth

  09-01-2015 20:02 via
  
  Researchers the National Taiwan University have developed a new paste that seals off the exposed dentine that can cause shooting pain in sufferers.
  
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• Unusual number of UK flowers bloom

  09-01-2015 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Botanists have been stunned by the results of their annual hunt for plants in flower on New Year’s Day.
  
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• Could the colour of flowers shed light on climate change?

  09-01-2015 17:39 via
  
  Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh studied the flowers of Argentina anserina, which is in the rose family, across four lines of latitude - three in the Northern and one in the Southern Hemisphere.
  
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• WATCH: Call of Duty Advanced Warfare Championship coming to Xbox One

  09-01-2015 17:39
  
  THE Call of Duty Championship 2015, presented by Xbox, is set to role into LA in March, Activision have announced.
  
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• Disease 'major threat' to EU olives

  09-01-2015 17:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A virulent pathogen that starves and can kill olive trees poses a serious threat to EU olive production, experts warn.
  
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• WATCH: Dying Light's live-action zombie rooftop chase

  09-01-2015 17:19
  
  DYING LIGHT hits shelves in just a couple more weeks and the guys at Techland have released a live-action Zombie chase video to prepare us all.
  
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• ‘Bent time’ tips pulsar out of view

  09-01-2015 17:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of deep space's spinning "lighthouses" fades from view as it warps space-time, tilting its radio beams away from Earth.
  
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• The end of sensitive teeth? Paste treatment mimics tooth enamel to halt the pain of eating cold foods - and lasts at least 70 days

  09-01-2015 17:10 via
  
  Researchers the National Taiwan University have developed a new paste that seals off the exposed dentine that can cause shooting pain in sufferers.
  
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• Consumer Electronics Show features wardrobe that CLEANS clothes and chair that replaces the GYM

  09-01-2015 16:58 via
  
  As the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas enters its final day, gadgets on display also include an electric skateboard, and Rocket Skates.
  
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• Ageing-tech expert sought by DWP

  09-01-2015 16:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An expert in systems that are more than 40 years old to revamp technology used by the Department for Work and Pensions.
  
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• 2014, the year porn went MOBILE: Stats reveal Android users in the US watch the most - and Monday is the most popular day to tune in

  09-01-2015 16:41 via
  
  The figures are from Quebec-based Pornhub’s 2014 Year in Review report. The site saw 78.9 billion video views last year - up from 63.2 billion in 2013 - with Americans using the site the most.
  
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• VIDEO: 'I built a Minecraft word processor'

  09-01-2015 16:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Minecraft player has built a word processor, a project which took the player over two years.
  
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• 'Planet' Pluto comes into view

  09-01-2015 16:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The little world is finally about to come into view
  
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• Men fear sexual affairs but women are more upset if their partner falls in love with someone else

  09-01-2015 16:01 via
  
  A study by researchers at Chapman University in Orange, California, found that 54 per cent of heterosexual men were more likely to be more hurt by sexual infidelity than emotional infidelity.
  
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• Africa's mission to the MOON revealed

  09-01-2015 15:55 via
  
  The Cape-town based Africa2Moon Mission has drawn just £8,600 ($13,000) of the target of £99,000 ($150,000) with a countdown of only three weeks left before the appeal closes.
  
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• Are football fans causing EARTHQUAKES?

  09-01-2015 15:49 via
  
  Scientists from University of Washington will use sensors to see the strength of earthquakes caused by cheering fans (shown). The experiment will take place at a football game in Seattle on Sunday.
  
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• Orangutan learns to whistle tunes and mimic human speech

  09-01-2015 14:46 via
  
  A female orang-utan called Tilda (pictured) at Cologne Zoo in Germany has been found to produce unusual clicks and grunts in a way similar to how humans make the sound of consonants and vowels.
  
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• Smartphones, coffee and hot showers are now considered life's necessities

  09-01-2015 14:33 via
  
  The survey was carried out by UK-based fair trade organisation Traidcraft. It found that six out of 10 people couldn't go a day without internet access.
  
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• Destiny: Bungie reveal new surprises in store for fans in Crota's End Hard Mode settings

  09-01-2015 14:29
  
  DESTINY raid, Crota's End has been completed more than a million times by fans and Bungie have revealed some of the plans for the new Hard Mode setting.
  
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• Sony: 'No playbook' for hack attack

  09-01-2015 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The firm says it was a "canary in the coalmine" after being hacked and was reacting to the situation as it unfolded.
  
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• MICROSOFT: Xbox One games available to play and re-download even if delisted from Store

  09-01-2015 14:05
  
  MICROSOFT have confirmed delisted Xbox One games will remain available to play and re-download from the online Games Store.
  
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• Mars' latest scar revealed: Incredible image reveals enormous impact crater on the red planet's Elysium Planitia

  09-01-2015 14:00 via
  
  Discovered by Nasa's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, astronomers believe the crater was created between February 2012 and June 2014 on the planet's second largest volcano, Elysium Planitia.
  
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• Tech News: Apple's new Macbook Air, Nike Power Laced shoes revealed, App Store price rise

  09-01-2015 13:41
  
  THE Express brings you the top tech news from around the world-wide-web this week.
  
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• 'Man ring' designed by Bruce Boone hides a bottle opener, comb and even a miniature saw

  09-01-2015 13:30 via
  
  The utility ring (pictured), designed by Bruce Boone in Georgia is made from aerospace grade titanium and has fold out plates each containing a tool such as tiny blades, and a comb for grooming moustaches.
  
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• Healing the sick at CES 2015

  09-01-2015 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Feeling ill at CES? Help is at hand
  
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• New breed of cyber criminal spies on your laptop by listening to signals even when it's OFFLINE

  09-01-2015 13:14 via
  
  Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have revealed a new hacking method. They say that hackers are able to 'listen in' to signals emitted by laptops and phones (stock image shown).
  
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• The car that could be driven on MARS: Nissan teams up with Nasa to create the self-driving 'Nassan' Leaf

  09-01-2015 12:48 via
  
  Engineers from Nasa and Nissan will adapt the popular Leaf electric car so that it can drive without human help and the technology could be used to build better, faster rovers for use on Mars.
  
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• Could the colour of flowers reveal shed light on climate change?

  09-01-2015 12:39 via
  
  Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh studied the flowers of Argentina anserina, which is in the rose family, across four lines of latitude - three in the Northern and one in the Southern Hemisphere.
  
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• How decongestants stop you getting snotty and relieve cold symptoms

  09-01-2015 12:34 via
  
  Andy Brunning, a chemistry teacher from Bournemouth created an infographic (pictured) showing ingredients in decongestants such as pseudoephedrine.
  
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• Forget dark matter, STRANGE matter could be lurking somewhere in the universe

  09-01-2015 12:22 via
  
  Scientists at the National Institute for Space Research in Brazil say an undiscovered type of matter known as 'strange matter' might be present inside neutron stars (illustration shown).
  
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• Scout5000 DOG collar with inbuilt camera tracks pets' movements

  09-01-2015 11:59 via
  
  The Scout5000 - effectively a smartphone for dogs - can monitor a dog's health, track their location and even stream videos via a state-of-the-art 720p HD camera.
  
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• Which smartphone best fits YOUR hand? Graphic reveals which device matches your 'thumbzone'

  09-01-2015 11:51 via
  
  The graphic was created by California-based Experts Exchange. It compares the average hand measurements of men and women, as well as the hand size of sports figures, to major handsets.
  
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• Forget dark matter, STRANGE matter could be lurking somewhere in the universe - and there may be entire stars made of it

  09-01-2015 11:47 via
  
  Scientists at the National Institute for Space Research in Brazil say an undiscovered type of matter known as 'strange matter' might be present inside neutron stars (illustration shown).
  
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• Saturn pinpointed to within one mile

  09-01-2015 11:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Astronomers measure Saturn’s position with unprecedented accuracy thanks to a continent-wide radio telescope.
  
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• VIDEO: The dongle within a dongle

  09-01-2015 11:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Richard Taylor takes a quick spin through some of the products putting a lateral take on mobile storage and battery life at the Consumer Electronics Show.
  
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• Do you suffer from technology-related disorder NETBRAIN?

  09-01-2015 11:12 via
  
  Psychologist Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic from University College London with London-based startup VisualDNA identified the disorder by analysing the phone and web habits of 1,000 people.
  
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• Launch of the smartphone for DOGS: Collar with inbuilt camera tracks pets' movements and also has speaker that allows users to send commands

  09-01-2015 10:45 via
  
  The Scout5000 - effectively a smartphone for dogs - can monitor a dog's health, track their location and even stream videos via a state-of-the-art 720p HD camera.
  
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• Stuntman Reuben Langdon has played everything fro a Na'vi in Avatar to Ken in Street Fighter

  09-01-2015 10:33 via
  
  Hollywood actor Reuben Langdon has starred in everything from Avatar to Tintin, and worked with Hollywood legends such as Jackie Chan.
  
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• 'Cyborg' implant can delivers electric shocks and drugs directly to the spine and read brain activity

  09-01-2015 10:19 via
  
  The thin ribbon delivers electrical impulses and drugs, and moves like real tissue. Researchers say it could even be attached to the brain.
  
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• VIDEO: The game controller for your feet

  09-01-2015 09:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Spencer Kelly looks at some of the best of the week's technology
  
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• VIDEO: CES 2015: Testing the latest drones

  09-01-2015 09:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC Click team put three of the latest drones through their paces
  
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• VIDEO: 50 Cent shows off headphones at CES

  09-01-2015 07:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rapper 50 Cent was at the Consumer Electronics Show with his new range of headphones, which double up as health monitors.
  
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