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• Wearing contact lenses permanently changes the 5,000 strains of bacteria in your eye

  03-06-2015 22:57 via
  
  Researchers used genetic testing to find out exactly what was present, and said the discovery could explain why contact lens wearers are far more susceptible to eye infections.
  
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• Wearing contact lenses permanently changes the 5,000 strains of bacteria that live in your eye, researchers find

  03-06-2015 22:49 via
  
  Researchers used genetic testing to find out exactly what was present, and said the discovery could explain why contact lens wearers are far more susceptible to eye infections.
  
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• Google reveals cut back plans to expand Googleplex with a giant glass dome

  03-06-2015 22:38 via
  
  The four-story 595,000 sq. ft. office is called Charleston East, because the company wants to build it right next to Charleston Park. It will house not only offices, but also a 72,000 sq. ft. of space for retail.
  
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• Body of 17th Century French noblewoman is uncovered in French tomb

  03-06-2015 22:38 via
  
  French scientists believe the remains, uncovered during the construction of a convention centre in Rennes, are those of Louise De Quengo, a Breton noblewoman who died in 1656.
  
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• Preserved body of 17th Century French noblewoman still wearing her clothes is uncovered in French tomb - next to the heart of her husband

  03-06-2015 21:54 via
  
  French scientists believe the remains, uncovered during the construction of a convention centre in Rennes, are those of Louise De Quengo, a Breton noblewoman who died in 1656.
  
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• Google's tented city gets taken down: Firm reveals cut back plans to expand Googleplex with a giant glass dome 

  03-06-2015 21:54 via
  
  The four-story 595,000 sq. ft. office is called Charleston East, because the company wants to build it right next to Charleston Park. It will house not only offices, but also a 72,000 sq. ft. of space for retail.
  
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• Google's Im2Calories app reveals nutritional value of your Instagram snaps

  03-06-2015 21:54 via
  
  The Google app, revealed at this week's Rework Deep Learning Summit in Boston, can work out the size of each piece of food in relation to the plate to determine the meal's total calorie content.
  
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• VIDEO: The robot competing for a $2m prize

  03-06-2015 21:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A competition which challenges robots to complete human-based tasks is taking place in California.
  
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• Scots 'frozen out of wind debate'

  03-06-2015 21:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing complains to his UK counterpart that Scotland is being frozen out of key decisions on green energy.
  
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• World's first BIOLIMB created: Dead arm 'brought back to life' in lab

  03-06-2015 20:47 via
  
  The research was carried out by the Massachusetts General Hospital. Researchers stripped a dead arm of all of its cells. They then injected it with blood vessels and muscle cells (shown).
  
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• Count calories using PHOTOS: Google's Im2Calories app will reveal the nutritional value of your Instagram snaps

  03-06-2015 20:37 via
  
  The Google app, revealed at this week's Rework Deep Learning Summit in Boston, can work out the size of each piece of food in relation to the plate to determine the meal's total calorie content.
  
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• The $20 mobile you only need to charge once a MONTH: Microsoft unveils 'backup' Nokia 105 handset

  03-06-2015 19:43 via
  
  Microsoft revealed the new handset will go on sale in July, and is designed for developing worlds and as a backup.
  
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• World's first BIOLIMB created: Dead arm 'brought back to life' in the lab could allow amputees to grow replacement limbs

  03-06-2015 19:29 via
  
  The research was carried out by the Massachusetts General Hospital. Researchers stripped a dead arm of all of its cells. They then injected it with blood vessels and muscle cells (shown).
  
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• Pluto's moons are as bright as white SAND and are tumbling through space 'chaotically', study reveals

  03-06-2015 19:29 via
  
  A University of Maryland study has revealed the characteristics of Pluto and its moons (shown). Most of them appear to have chaotic, tumbling rotations and surfaces that are as bright as sand.
  
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• Apple recalls Beats speaker over 'fire safety risk'

  03-06-2015 18:24 via
  
  Apple said customers who purchased a Beats Pill XL speaker (shown) should visit its website for details about how to return their product, and how to receive Store credit or electronic payment.
  
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• Fallout 4 confirmed for release

  03-06-2015 18:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new instalment in the best-selling post-apocalyptic video game series Fallout is confirmed.
  
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• Gourmet farmers head south to Tasmania

  03-06-2015 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australia's apple isle provides alternatives during drought
  
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• Bloodhound Diary: The race against time

  03-06-2015 17:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Speeding to finish the build of a 1,000mph car
  
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• Flight booking sites made to add fee

  03-06-2015 17:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lufthansa Group is making online-booking services, including Opodo and Expedia, add a surcharge, to encourage people to use its own site.
  
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• Apple recalls fire risk speakers

  03-06-2015 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple recalls its Beats Pill XL speaker systems warning that they could overheat and pose a fire risk.
  
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• Night sky lit up by rare noctilucent clouds that create a blue midnight

  03-06-2015 16:50 via
  
  A photographer captured the rare phenomenon in the skies above Newcastle, Country Durham and Northumberland, as pictured.
  
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• Apple recalls Beats speaker over 'fire safety risk': Customers are told to stop using the Pill XL and return it for a refund

  03-06-2015 16:41 via
  
  Apple said customers who purchased a Beats Pill XL speaker (shown) should visit its website for details about how to return their product, and how to receive Store credit or electronic payment.
  
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• Drown out screaming children and loud commuters with volume knobs for your EARS: Buds alter pitch to tune out any sound

  03-06-2015 15:57 via
  
  New York-based Doppler Labs has unveiled their Here earbuds (shown). They let you control what sound you are hearing from your surroundings and block out certain frequencies.
  
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• Now THAT is midnight blue: See the night sky lit up by rare noctilucent clouds that form 50 miles up in the atmosphere

  03-06-2015 15:18 via
  
  A photographer captured the rare phenomenon in the skies above Newcastle, Country Durham and Northumberland, as pictured.
  
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• How traffic noise could help locate hidden SINKHOLES: Vibrations from cars and pedestrians used to create underground maps of cities

  03-06-2015 15:18 via
  
  Geophysicists at Stanford University have produced 3D maps of the ground half a mile beneath Long Beach, in Los Angeles, California (pictured). They it can reveal hidden dangers beneath cities
  
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• Solar plane suffers wing damage

  03-06-2015 14:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A solar-powered plane that is attempting a record-breaking flight around the world has suffered damage after an unscheduled stop in Japan.
  
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• Apple boss hits out at rival firms

  03-06-2015 14:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tim Cook makes a thinly veiled attack on Facebook and Google for "gobbling up" user data.
  
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• Body cameras plan for Met officers

  03-06-2015 14:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plans to equip all Met Police officers with cameras on their uniforms are announced by the Mayor of London.
  
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• Skype falls victim to text chat bug

  03-06-2015 14:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Skype issues a fix for a flaw that made its apps repeatedly crash if a certain string of characters was received, a week after Apple faced a similar problem.
  
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• Green light for Magellan super-scope

  03-06-2015 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Construction of the Giant Magellan Telescope receives the go-ahead, leading to preliminary operations in 2021 or 2022.
  
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• Nasa's Cassini spacecraft captures Saturn's moon Hyperion for the final time

  03-06-2015 14:01 via
  
  Nasa scientists in California have revealed the final views of Hyperion. (shown) They are the last images the Cassini craft will take of the moon, and the last humanity will see for decades.
  
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• Batteriser makes batteries last EIGHT times longer

  03-06-2015 13:45 via
  
  The Batteriser (pictured) from California-based Batteroo is a metal sleeve that slips over standard batteries to extend their lifespan inside electronic devices. It is expected to cost around $2.50 (£1.63).
  
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• Why rollercoasters shouldn't crash

  03-06-2015 13:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What stops rollercoasters having more accidents?
  
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• Stephen Hawking says: 'I'd consider assisted suicide if I become a burden to my loved ones'

  03-06-2015 13:28 via
  
  The award-winning Cambridge physicist, who is paralysed as a result of motor neurone disease, is an ardent supporter of a person’s right to die and admitted he would take the step himself.
  
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• Farewell Hyperion! Saturn's bizarre 'sponge moon' is captured for the final time by Nasa's Cassini spacecraft

  03-06-2015 13:11 via
  
  Nasa scientists in California have revealed the final views of Hyperion. (shown) They are the last images the Cassini craft will take of the moon, and the last humanity will see for decades.
  
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• Australian marsupials face extinction because their 'suicidal sex' is so rough

  03-06-2015 13:11 via
  
  Native to Australia, the antechinus - small mouse-like creatures - are known for the male's suicidal sexual behaviour. But scientists are concerned about the creatures becoming extinct.
  
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• Forget batteries, phones could soon be charged by WI-FI

  03-06-2015 12:28 via
  
  The technology was trialled by researchers at Washington University. The team installed its PoWiFi router in six homes and asked homeowners to use it for normal internet access for 24 hours.
  
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• Make batteries last EIGHT times longer: $2.50 gadget claims to squeeze untapped power out of cells - but is it too good to be true?

  03-06-2015 12:12 via
  
  The Batteriser (pictured) from California-based Batteroo is a metal sleeve that slips over standard batteries to extend their lifespan inside electronic devices. It is expected to cost around $2.50 (£1.63).
  
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• Apple's Tim Cook attacks Google and Facebook over personal information policies

  03-06-2015 11:26 via
  
  Although stopping short of naming the firms, Cook said 'the most prominent and successful companies have built their businesses by lulling their customers into complacency about their personal information.'
  
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• Handymen needed for end of the world: Have you got what it takes to fix pipes at -20°F? Plumbers, chefs and electricians sought for Antarctic bases

  03-06-2015 11:07 via
  
  The British Antarctic Survey is seeking 24 tradesmen and women, including mechanics like the one pictured, to help run its five research bases in and around the Antarctic.
  
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• Forget batteries, your phone could soon be powered by WI-FI: Technology uses radio waves to connect and charge device

  03-06-2015 11:07 via
  
  The technology was trialled by researchers at Washington University. The team installed its PoWiFi router in six homes and asked homeowners to use it for normal internet access for 24 hours.
  
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• Hadron collider turns on data tap

  03-06-2015 10:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Large Hadron Collider has re-started scientific investigations after a two-year pause.
  
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• Dogs bark can reveal whether it is scared or lonely and can even be used to tell its gender and age 

  03-06-2015 10:37 via
  
  Scientists working in Hungary and Spain discovered a dog's bark contains a wealth of information after recording 800 barks from seven dogs in a host of different situations.
  
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• VIDEO: Would you wear your phone's charger?

  03-06-2015 10:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cindy Sui visits the Computex technology show in Taiwan and sees some of the latest gadgets, including a wearable charger.
  
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• I'd consider assisted suicide if I had become a burden to my loved ones, says Hawking

  03-06-2015 09:12 via
  
  The award-winning Cambridge physicist, who is paralysed as a result of motor neurone disease, is an ardent supporter of a person’s right to die and admitted he would take the step himself.
  
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• Warnings over IS cyber-threats

  03-06-2015 07:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A growing band of hacktivists is helping Islamic State spread its message by attacking media organisations and websites, a security company suggests.
  
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• Washington treehouse has skatepark and wood-fired tub

  03-06-2015 06:18 via
  
  Foster Huntington built the Cinder Cone Treehouse in Skamania County on the Columbia River Gorge with the help of a small group of friends and his carpenter mother from summer to winter 2014.
  
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• Apple boss Tim Cook launches blistering attack on Google and Facebook - and claims 'people have a fundamental right to privacy'

  03-06-2015 03:01 via
  
  Although stopping short of naming the firms, Cook said 'the most prominent and successful companies have built their businesses by lulling their customers into complacency about their personal information.'
  
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• So THAT'S why your cat is such a picky eater: Receptors on their tongues respond in a unique way to bitter tastes

  03-06-2015 03:00 via
  
  By comparing bitter taste receptors on the tongues of cats with humans, researchers from Missouri-based AFB International found felines respond in a unique way to certain bitter compounds.
  
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• Refuelling in the sky: Nasa shows off stunning pilot’s eye video of the F-15D Eagle fighter jet taking on fuel mid-flight

  03-06-2015 02:39 via
  
  The footage, taken by Nasa's Flight Research Center in California, shows the pilot turn to the KC-135 refuelling tanker to top up its fuel during a training exercise for future long-range missions.
  
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