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• The robotic BUTT that could revolutionise medicine: 'Patrick' lets doctors hone their skills during delicate procedures

  29-05-2015 23:39 via
  
  Patrick, who is the creation of researchers at the University of Florida, is designed to help medical students perfect their technique when giving prostate exams.
  
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• Star Wars speeder bikes comes a step closer to reality with 'Flike'

  29-05-2015 23:09 via
  
  The prototype was created in a year by Bay Zoltan Non-profit in Hungary. The test flight saw the vehicle hover several metres above the ground for 30 seconds.
  
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• Apple buys augmented reality firm Mataio that created bizarre animal satnav system

  29-05-2015 23:00 via
  
  Apple has bought Metaio, a German company whose technology melds real-world imagery and computer-generated elements into moving video.
  
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• That's awkward! Rare 60m year old 'gold dust' fossils discovered - by a creationist

  29-05-2015 22:43 via
  
  A rare 60 million year old series of fish fossils described as 'gold dust' be experts has been found in Alberta - by a committed creationist.
  
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• Elon Musk to best Google with a ROLLERCOASTER at SpaceX and Tesla factories

  29-05-2015 22:43 via
  
  'Everybody around here has slides in their lobbies,' he said. 'I'm actually wondering about putting in a roller coaster -  like a functional roller coaster at the factory in Fremont,' said the billionaire.
  
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• Follow that penguin! Apple buys augmented reality firm that created bizarre animal satnav system - and could use tech to leapfrog Google's maps app

  29-05-2015 22:07 via
  
  Apple has bought Metaio, a German company whose technology melds real-world imagery and computer-generated elements into moving video.
  
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• Star Wars speeder bikes come a step closer to reality: 'Personal skytrike' takes to the skies in first ever manned test flight

  29-05-2015 21:55 via
  
  The prototype was created in a year by Bay Zoltan Non-profit in Hungary. The test flight saw the vehicle hover several metres above the ground for 30 seconds.
  
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• Now THAT'S a wave machine: Giant Miami water tank can recreate the effects of a hurricane with winds of upto 150mph

  29-05-2015 20:30 via
  
  38,000 gallons of seawater can be held inside the giant 72 foot long tank, and a 1,700-horsepower fancan create winds topping 157 mph allowing researchers to simulate a hurricane.
  
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• Move over Google: Elon Musk wants to build a ROLLERCOASTER at SpaceX and Tesla factories for employees to get around

  29-05-2015 20:30 via
  
  'Everybody around here has slides in their lobbies,' he said. 'I'm actually wondering about putting in a roller coaster -  like a functional roller coaster at the factory in Fremont,' said the billionaire.
  
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• Forget the northern lights on earth, scientists reveal Mars has the southern lights with stunning display of blue, green and red

  29-05-2015 20:30 via
  
  An international team of scientists led by Nasa have found that colourful, glowing aurora can be seen by the naked eye on a terrestrial planet other than Earth.
  
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• Is China about to join the International Space Station?

  29-05-2015 20:22 via
  
  Former Russian cosmonaut Alexei Leonov said talks are underway that will allow Chinese astronauts (shown) to dock with the ISS, despite US policy forbidding Nasa from working with them.
  
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• Mass deaths hit Kazakhstan's endangered Ice Age antelope species

  29-05-2015 20:01 via
  
  International experts are
  baffled by the sudden deaths of more than 100,000 endangered
  saiga antelope in Kazakhstan, officials said, raising fears it culd die out
  
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• Is China about to join the International Space Station? Historic talks with the US are taking place, claims Russian cosmonaut

  29-05-2015 18:00 via
  
  Former Russian cosmonaut Alexei Leonov said talks are underway that will allow Chinese astronauts (shown) to dock with the ISS, despite US policy forbidding Nasa from working with them.
  
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• Budgies 'catch' yawns from each other and copy the sign of sleepiness

  29-05-2015 16:45 via
  
  Researchers from the State University of New York think contagious yawning (pictured) is a primitive form of showing empathy. It is the first time this has been recorded in birds.
  
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• VIDEO: 3D printing boost for prosthetics

  29-05-2015 16:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How 3D printing has the potential to transform medicine
  
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• Women ARE better at remembering things than men - and males can boost their memory by helping out more around the home

  29-05-2015 16:36 via
  
  The Aston University-led study involved putting 100 men and women through memory tests. These judged prospective memory - remembering to carry out plans.
  
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• Who's a tired boy then? Budgies 'catch' yawns from each other to prove it's not just mammals that copy the sign of sleepiness

  29-05-2015 16:36 via
  
  Researchers from the State University of New York think contagious yawning (pictured) is a primitive form of showing empathy. It is the first time this has been recorded in birds.
  
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• Sandwich Knife uses TWO blades to cut bread making the perfect sandwich

  29-05-2015 16:16 via
  
  A sandwich fan from Toronto Canada has invented a double-bladed knife (pictured) that cuts two connected slices at once in a bid to stop filling spilling out.
  
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• 'Lightsaber jet' spotted in first-of-its-kind black hole event

  29-05-2015 16:01 via
  
  Scientists in Maryland have seen an extremely rare cosmic collision. They observed a jet (shown) expelled from a black hole over 20 years. Two plasma blobs were found to collide inside the jet.
  
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• Great Barrier Reef status at risk

  29-05-2015 15:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Awaiting Unesco's decision on a wonder of the natural world
  
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• Fruit flies can tell the TIME with built-in body clock

  29-05-2015 15:31 via
  
  Scientists from Rudolf Virchow Centre in Germany trained flies (stock image) to learn that a sugary treat smelt of mint at one time of the day and of mushrooms at another.
  
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• RollerScoot is world's first UPRIGHT mobility scooter

  29-05-2015 15:14 via
  
  An inventor from Devon has created a mobility scooter you can stand on. Called RollerScoot (shown) it has twin Lithium-ion motors, weighs 57lbs (26kg) and has a top speed of 4mph (6km/h).
  
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• 'Lightsaber jet' spotted in rare cosmic collision: Plasma blobs filmed hitting each other in first-of-its-kind black hole event

  29-05-2015 15:05 via
  
  Scientists in Maryland have seen an extremely rare cosmic collision. They observed a jet (shown) expelled from a black hole over 20 years. Two plasma blobs were found to collide inside the jet.
  
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• Best thing since sliced bread? £13 knife uses TWO blades to make the perfect sandwich that stops filling spilling out

  29-05-2015 15:05 via
  
  A sandwich fan from Toronto Canada has invented a double-bladed knife (pictured) that cuts two connected slices at once in a bid to stop filling spilling out.
  
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• Bodica tombstone mystery deepens as skeleton found beneath is MALE

  29-05-2015 14:56 via
  
  A honey-coloured headstone (pictured) found in Cirencester is not the only inscribed tomb and matching remains ever found from Roman Britain - as previously thought.
  
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• Elon Musk's Hyperloop test track is coming to California

  29-05-2015 14:47 via
  
  The $16bn Hyperloop system could transport people from LA to San Francisco in 30 minutes. It was unveiled by SpaceX and Tesla chief executive Elon Musk in 2013.
  
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• Barrier Reef spared 'danger' listing

  29-05-2015 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Great Barrier Reef should not go on the World Heritage danger list, according to a United Nations draft report.
  
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• Virgin Galactic flight trials face delay after crash

  29-05-2015 14:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Virgin Galactic's long road to commercial service
  
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• RollerScoot is world's first UPRIGHT mobility scooter: Machine is controlled by a joystick and folds into the boot of a car

  29-05-2015 13:54 via
  
  An inventor from Devon has created a mobility scooter you can stand on. Called RollerScoot (shown) it has twin Lithium-ion motors, weighs 57lbs (26kg) and has a top speed of 4mph (6km/h).
  
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• Fruit flies can tell the TIME: Insects have a built-in body clock that distinguishes between morning and afternoon

  29-05-2015 13:54 via
  
  Scientists from Rudolf Virchow Centre in Germany trained flies (stock image) to learn that a sugary treat smelt of mint at one time of the day and of mushrooms at another.
  
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• Porn, adware found on FBI web domain

  29-05-2015 13:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Porn and adwarehave briefly taken over several web domains formerly owned by the FBI and used them to direct people to adware and malware sites.
  
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• Big Bang show creates $4m scholarship

  29-05-2015 13:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The cast and creators of TV comedy The Big Bang Theory create a scholarship fund for low-income science students.
  
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• Encryption 'key to free speech'

  29-05-2015 12:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Encryption software that makes it hard to spy on what people do and say online is "essential" for free speech, says a UN report.
  
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• Mystery of the 'Bodica' tombstone deepens: Skeleton found beneath is MALE - and the inscribed stone may have been recycled

  29-05-2015 12:58 via
  
  A honey-coloured headstone (pictured) found in Cirencester is not the only inscribed tomb and matching remains ever found from Roman Britain - as previously thought.
  
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• Hyperloop test track is coming to California - and Elon Musk's revolutionary mode of transport could be FREE at off-peak times

  29-05-2015 12:58 via
  
  The $16bn Hyperloop system could transport people from LA to San Francisco in 30 minutes. It was unveiled by SpaceX and Tesla chief executive Elon Musk in 2013.
  
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• How to stop Apple's text bug crashing your phone: Support page reveals official workarounds for malicious Messages flaw

  29-05-2015 12:10 via
  
  On its support page (pictured), the tech giant said people can unfreeze their Messages app by either asking Siri to 'read unread messages,' or using Siri to reply to the message.
  
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• 'Man-eating tiger' to stay in zoo

  29-05-2015 11:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A court in India's Rajasthan state rejects a plea to release a tiger who has been branded a killer and caged.
  
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• Volcano erupts on southern Japanese island

  29-05-2015 10:59 via
  
  Mount Shindake, onKuchinoerabu Island, southern Japan, erupted in a spectacular fashion (pictured) at 10am local time today, spewing plumes of black smoke into the sky.
  
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• Jay Z and Beyonce's 'almost all white' Tidal staff picture sparks Twitter rage

  29-05-2015 10:48 via
  
  Jay Z and Beyonce created a bit of an uproar after posting a photo with the staff of Tidal that some said lacked diversity, even though their offices are in Norway.
  
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• Sikorsky tests radical dual rotor helicopter that can reach 276 mph

  29-05-2015 10:35 via
  
  The first prototype of the radical S-97 Raider helicopter took the air during a one hour test flight in West Palm Beach, Florida. It is designed to replace the US Army’s Kiowa Warrior helicopter.
  
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• Middle-aged now have the biggest drink problem of all 

  29-05-2015 09:38 via
  
  A new poll has revealed that middle-aged Britons actually drink far more alcohol than their younger counterparts - and that this group regularly ignore the government's recommended limits.
  
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• Archaeologists discover 2,400-year-old solid gold 'bongs' used by kings to smoke cannabis at ceremonies

  29-05-2015 09:38 via
  
  The historic drug paraphernalia was found alongside 7lbs of other gold items when an area of land was being dug up in Russia to make way for power lines.
  
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• Dinosaurs were WARM blooded just like today's mammals, researchers claim

  29-05-2015 09:30 via
  
  Scientists judged their metabolism using body mass and growth rates deduced from fossils of species including Tyrannosaurus rex.
  
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• Twitter users hit out at Jay Z and Beyonce's 'almost all white' Tidal staff picture.. before realizing it was of their Norway office

  29-05-2015 08:57 via
  
  Jay Z and Beyonce created a bit of an uproar after posting a photo with the staff of Tidal that some said lacked diversity, even though their offices are in Norway.
  
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• Will Hull still be here in 100 years? Experts warn rising sea levels could wipe city off the map 

  29-05-2015 04:07 via
  
  Dr Hugh Ellis from the Town and County Planning Association said that towns and cities on the East Yorkshire coast may not exist in 100 years time if nothing is done to tackle rising sea levels.
  
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• US-China tensions rise over Beijing's 'Great Wall of Sand'

  29-05-2015 03:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US is expected to have tough words with China at a regional security meeting, over Beijing's building activities in the South China Sea, says Jonathan Marcus.
  
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• How do you pick up an oil platform?

  29-05-2015 02:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How do you pick up an oil platform?
  
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• How the middle-aged now have the biggest drink problem of all 

  29-05-2015 02:41 via
  
  A new poll has revealed that middle-aged Britons actually drink far more alcohol than their younger counterparts - and that this group regularly ignore the government's recommended limits.
  
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• 'Batmobile of the skies' takes flight: Sikorsky tests radical dual rotor helicopter that can reach 276 mph

  29-05-2015 02:41 via
  
  The first prototype of the radical S-97 Raider helicopter took the air during a one hour test flight in West Palm Beach, Florida. It is designed to replace the US Army’s Kiowa Warrior helicopter.
  
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• Alloy bounces back 10 million times

  29-05-2015 02:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Engineers produce a "shape memory alloy" that can pop back into shape more than 10 million times, shattering previous records for this type of material.
  
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