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• Scientists find deadly listeria bacteria in 10% of deli stores

  12-02-2015 22:50 via
  
  The study of delis across the US found the bacteria was prevalent. It can cause a fatal disease in people with vulnerable immune systems, such as the elderly, children and pregnant women.
  
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• Is it safe to eat at the deli? Scientists find deadly listeria bacteria in 10% of stores

  12-02-2015 22:35 via
  
  The study of delis across the US found the bacteria was prevalent. It can cause a fatal disease in people with vulnerable immune systems, such as the elderly, children and pregnant women.
  
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• 13 million tons of plastic is dumped into the world's oceans each year

  12-02-2015 22:33 via
  
  Enough plastic is dumped into the sea each year to fill five carrier bags for every foot of coastline on the planet, scientists in San Jose have warned.
  
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• 'Google Choir' of 300 Android phones and tablets sing in unison in video

  12-02-2015 22:33 via
  
  Google's Japan team set up the phones to sing at an exhibition, connecting 300 smartphones and tablets with 300 different Android characters to sing the same song.
  
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• Study: World dumps 8.8 million tons of plastics into oceans

  12-02-2015 21:30 via
  
  Enough plastic is dumped into the sea each year to fill five carrier bags for every foot of coastline on the planet, scientists in San Jose have warned.
  
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• Hurricane Katrina-scale winds may return every DECADE, claim experts

  12-02-2015 21:11 via
  
  Scientists made the discovery after analysing sediments found beneath Salt Pond in Massachusetts. They say climate change may cause such storms to return.
  
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• Researchers at Cornell reveal what makes a popular Twitter post

  12-02-2015 20:54 via
  
  Cornell researchers say a combination of language, positive and negative words and even asking people to retweet help.
  
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• Tje SenSei glove uses ultrasound to help the blind navigate their surroundings

  12-02-2015 20:53 via
  
  The prototype SenSei gloves, created by a pair of students at Nottingham University, allows wearers to identify what is in front of them based on the pattern of vibrations.
  
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• Aliens wants to hear about our culture and not our views on science, says director of Seti

  12-02-2015 20:51 via
  
  Dr Seth Shostak says we should be trying to make contact with aliens. To do so we could send them lots of information and let them decipher it - such as the rules of cricket (stock image shown).
  
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• Plastic heading for oceans quantified

  12-02-2015 20:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  About eight million tonnes of plastic waste find their way into the world's oceans each year, a new scientific assessment suggests.
  
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• Scientists urged to seek alien contact

  12-02-2015 20:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists at a US conference in say the time has come to try actively to make contact with intelligent life on other worlds.
  
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• Dogs can read emotions that are written on our faces, study finds

  12-02-2015 20:00 via
  
  Scientists at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna say their finding could help to explain the 'extraordinary bond' between dogs and humans.
  
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• Fitbit says Surge can cause rash

  12-02-2015 19:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fitbit acknowledges that one of its new gadgets, the Surge, can give some people a skin rash.
  
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• More than half of people think sharing passwords is a sign of true love

  12-02-2015 19:35 via
  
  The study was commissioned by South Korean firm Samsung and surveyed 2,000 adults in January. All were in relationships and the majority were female (51%).
  
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• See if your details were among 10 million leaked as part of a security experiment

  12-02-2015 19:35 via
  
  The tool was built by Michigan-based Luke Rehmann. He advises people to only search for the first four characters to prevent the details being stored on their browser's auto-complete list.
  
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• Apes are tempted by gambling even when the odds are against them

  12-02-2015 19:25 via
  
  Scientists at Duke University have found that our closest relatives are just as susceptible to positive spin as humans and may help to explain the roots of our own 'glass half full' thinking.
  
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• Minority Report-style CCTV system analyses crowd movements to alert police

  12-02-2015 19:09 via
  
  Scientists at Cardiff University have developed a futuristic CCTV system (image from Minority Report shown). It can alert police when a fight is about to break out.
  
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• Soon you could see with your HANDS: Vibrating glove uses ultrasound to help the blind navigate their surroundings

  12-02-2015 19:07 via
  
  The prototype SenSei gloves, created by a pair of students at Nottingham University, allows wearers to identify what is in front of them based on the pattern of vibrations.
  
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• Dogs 'can spot happy human faces'

  12-02-2015 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dogs can tell the difference between happy and angry human facial expressions, a study suggests.
  
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• Home Improvisation lets you build flat pack furniture for a virtual house

  12-02-2015 18:54 via
  
  Home Improvisation (pictured) was developed by students at Atlanta’s Global Game Jam event. It is described as the ‘world’s most fun and accurate co-operative furniture assembly experience’.
  
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• Facebook takes on eBay with tools to make it easier to buy and sell items

  12-02-2015 18:50 via
  
  For Sale groups on the Californian social network let people advertise unwanted goods to other members. Facebook's new tools (pictured) let users mark posts as Available or Sold and set prices.
  
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• LookFor app transforms phones into attention grabbing flashing beacons of light

  12-02-2015 18:40 via
  
  WARNING CONTAINS FLASHING IMAGES: A San Francisco-based company created LookFor to let people find their friends in a simple way and say it's 'the world's dumbest app'.
  
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• Tech Wire: Apple Car plans, Samsung Galaxy S6's 20-megapixel camera, HTC's smartwatch

  12-02-2015 18:31
  
  THE Express brings you the top tech rumours from around the World Wide Web, including Apple's car plans and Samsung's startling new smartphone camera.
  
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• The CCTV that detects crime BEFORE it happens: Minority Report-style system analyses crowd movements to alert police

  12-02-2015 17:45 via
  
  Scientists at Cardiff University have developed a futuristic CCTV system (image from Minority Report shown). It can alert police when a fight is about to break out.
  
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• Is this the most BORING game ever? Home Improvisation lets you build flat pack furniture for a virtual house

  12-02-2015 17:42 via
  
  Home Improvisation (pictured) was developed by students at Atlanta’s Global Game Jam event. It is described as the ‘world’s most fun and accurate co-operative furniture assembly experience’.
  
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• Facebook takes on eBay: New tools make it easier to buy and sell items on group pages

  12-02-2015 17:26 via
  
  For Sale groups on the Californian social network let people advertise unwanted goods to other members. Facebook's new tools (pictured) let users mark posts as Available or Sold and set prices.
  
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• Never lose a friend in the crowd again! App transforms phones into attention grabbing flashing beacons of light

  12-02-2015 16:59 via
  
  WARNING CONTAINS FLASHING IMAGES: A San Francisco-based company created LookFor to let people find their friends in a simple way and say it's 'the world's dumbest app'.
  
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• Facebook offers after-death controls

  12-02-2015 16:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook is offering a new setting to let users choose what happens to their account when they die.
  
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• Forget roses - give your loved one access to your EMAIL: More than half of people think sharing passwords is a sign of true love

  12-02-2015 16:41 via
  
  The study was commissioned by South Korean firm Samsung and surveyed 2,000 adults in January. All were in relationships and the majority were female (51%).
  
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• Google gives Apple and Microsoft an ultimatum

  12-02-2015 16:33 via
  
  The Palo-Alto based company assembled a crack team of hackers and programmers called Project Zero in July to trawl its own – and its competitors – software for security flaws.
  
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• SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft seen above Oman

  12-02-2015 16:27 via
  
  Yesterday at 0044 GMT SpaceX's Dragon capsule returned to Earth. And an astronaut on the ISS snapped an incredible photo of it returning above Oman (shown).
  
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• The Facebook WILL: 'Legacy Contact' can edit your page after you die

  12-02-2015 16:24 via
  
  US-based Facebook has revealed a method to update your page after you die. Users can now name a 'Legacy Contact' to take over their account (image from Facebook shown).
  
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• Who wants a smartwatch?

  12-02-2015 15:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Android Wear gets off to a slow start
  
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• Facebook's latest update let's you decide what happens to your profile once you're dead

  12-02-2015 15:12
  
  FACEBOOK'S newest feature will give users the chance to decide what happens to their social media page once they've died.
  
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• Facebook creates ThreatExchange to share data on security threats

  12-02-2015 15:11 via
  
  The ThreatExchange network builds on ThreatData tools already used by the Californian firm to assess risks. Early partners include Bitly, Dropbox, Tumblr, Twitter, and Yahoo.
  
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• Google gives Apple and Microsoft an ultimatum: 'Patch your software vulnerabilities, or we'll make them public'

  12-02-2015 15:05 via
  
  The Palo-Alto based company assembled a crack team of hackers and programmers called Project Zero in July to trawl its own – and its competitors – software for security flaws.
  
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• Pictured: SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft seen above Oman as it brings cargo from the International Space Station back to Earth

  12-02-2015 15:00 via
  
  Yesterday at 0044 GMT SpaceX's Dragon capsule returned to Earth. And an astronaut on the ISS snapped an incredible photo of it returning above Oman (shown).
  
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• World's largest yacht set to stand 222metres long and cost £800m

  12-02-2015 15:00 via
  
  Boasting seven decks, two pools, multiple hot tubs and a 275sqm master suite, a new superyacht is being built to eclipse the current world record holder, the 182m-long Azzam (pictured).
  
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• Elon Musk announces Tesla's 'home battery' is just months away

  12-02-2015 14:50 via
  
  Elon Musk (pictured) said the Californian firm has designed a Tesla ‘home battery’ that is expected to go into production by the summer. It could act as a generator during a power cut, for example.
  
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• Apple bans worker 'bonded servitude'

  12-02-2015 14:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple outlaws the practice of bonded labour, where new recruits are charged a fee before they start working.
  
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• Apple bans 'bonded servitude' for workers

  12-02-2015 14:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple outlaws the practice of bonded labour, where new recruits are charged a fee before they start working.
  
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• Attack downs Dutch government sites

  12-02-2015 14:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Both government and private websites fell victim to a distributed denial of service attack on Tuesday, the Dutch authorities say.
  
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• Mystery of your fridge's strange NOISES solved: Scientists finally trace source of loud sounds that haunt kitchens at night

  12-02-2015 14:19 via
  
  Engineers from the Istanbul Technical University placed sensors inside household fridges to identify the source of the strange cracking sounds that often disturb households.
  
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• Video shows how to make an INSIDE OUT boiled egg

  12-02-2015 13:36 via
  
  A Japanese chef has revealed how to turn an egg inside out (image of final egg shown). In a bizarre video he shows how spinning it can reverse the colour.
  
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• Ocean carbon leak 'ended Ice Age'

  12-02-2015 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Carbon dioxide escaping from the depths of the ocean heralded the end of the last Ice Age, a study suggests.
  
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• Buoy, that's a big boat! World's largest yacht that is set to stand 222metres long and cost £800m commissioned for one very rich owner

  12-02-2015 13:27 via
  
  Boasting seven decks, two pools, multiple hot tubs and a 275sqm master suite, a new superyacht is being built to eclipse the current world record holder, the 182m-long Azzam (pictured).
  
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• Video shows five YEARS of watching the sun by Nasa's Solar Dynamics Observatory

  12-02-2015 13:07 via
  
  Nasa's timelapse video captures one frame every 8 hours starting when data became available in June 2010.
  
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• Google patent reveals sensor that detects when you're sweaty to spray perfume

  12-02-2015 13:01 via
  
  The patent (pictured) was filed by the Californian firm in 2012 and awarded this week. It details a sensor that detects physical activity and emits odours using a built-in fragrance dispenser and a fan.
  
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• A real-life transformer! 'Shape-shifting' speedboat turns into a catamaran at the touch of a button

  12-02-2015 12:56 via
  
  The German-engineered Kormaran boat can transform from a standard speedboat into a twin-hull catamaran or even three-hull trimaran.
  
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• Early results from farm bird count

  12-02-2015 12:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Early results from a major count of farmland birds reveal sightings of several rare species.
  
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