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• VIDEO: Take-off for Solar Impulse 2

  30-05-2015 21:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Solar Impulse, a plane powered entirely by the sun, takes off on the most difficult leg of its mission to fly a solar plane around the world from China to Hawaii.
  
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• Strong earthquake strikes off Japan

  30-05-2015 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A powerful undersea earthquake south of Japan shakes buildings in the capital Tokyo and is felt across the country.
  
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• Mystery of Amelia Earhart's disappearance may soon be solved

  30-05-2015 13:18 via
  
  Washington-based Dick Spink has spent $50,000 (£32,700) of his own money to prove that Earhart's plane landed on an atoll named Mili – and he says he could soon have hard evidence.
  
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• Silk Road drug site founder jailed

  30-05-2015 08:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ross Ulbricht, the founder of online illegal drug marketplace the Silk Road, is sentenced to life in prison.
  
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• Mystery of Amelia Earhart's disappearance may soon be solved: Metal analysis could prove she landed on Marshall Islands

  30-05-2015 03:27 via
  
  Washington-based Dick Spink has spent $50,000 (£32,700) of his own money to prove that Earhart's plane landed on an atoll named Mili – and he says he could soon have hard evidence.
  
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• It's not just San Andreas: Scientists reveal the hidden hazards that could trigger huge quakes and tsunamis off Californian coast

  30-05-2015 02:00 via
  
  Researchers say that several long faults, including the Santa Cruz-Catalina Ridge Fault, could cause magnitude 8.0 quakes and tsunamis within 90 miles (145km) of the Californian coast.
  
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• Drones take whale survey to the sky

  30-05-2015 01:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists are using drones to monitor gray whales of the coast of California.
  
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• Cup Final instant replay app tests

  30-05-2015 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mobile operator EE and the BBC will test a mobile app at the FA Cup final which uses 4G Broadcast technology to offer instant replays to fans in the stadium.
  
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• Google reveals smart fabric developed with Levis

  30-05-2015 00:58 via
  
  Google's smart thread can be woven into existing clothing. Button sized computers will then allow it to communicate with a mobile phone and other devices.
  
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• Turning trousers into touchpads and jackets into joysticks: Google reveals smart fabric developed with Levis

  30-05-2015 00:31 via
  
  Google's smart thread can be woven into existing clothing. Button sized computers will then allow it to communicate with a mobile phone and other devices.
  
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