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• VIDEO: Apple reveals new music app

  08-06-2015 23:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple has announced a new app that combines a streaming song and music video library, an internet radio station and a way for artists to share unreleased tracks and other material.
  
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• Will Apple Music become number one?

  08-06-2015 23:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Will Apple's Music app outsell Spotify?
  
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• Gravity distorts light to provide most detailed view of stars being formed

  08-06-2015 23:05 via
  
  Astronomers at the Alma Observatory in Chile took advantage of gravitational lensing effect to capture their closest ever view of a galaxy called SDP.81 that is 12 billion light years away.
  
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• Apple reveals its Spotify rival

  08-06-2015 22:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple reveals a new music streaming service and reveals that its Apple Pay digital wallet system will launch in the UK in July.
  
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• VIDEO: Helium balloon launched to test landings

  08-06-2015 21:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nasa has launched a helium balloon to test possible landing systems for future flights to Mars.
  
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• Now THAT'S a close up: Gravity from giant galaxy distorts light to provide most detailed view of stars being formed

  08-06-2015 21:26 via
  
  Astronomers at the Alma Observatory in Chile took advantage of gravitational lensing effect to capture their closest ever view of a galaxy called SDP.81 that is 12 billion light years away.
  
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• Apple unveils Music streaming service to take on Spotify and Tidal

  08-06-2015 21:26 via
  
  Apple has unveiled its new $9.99 per month streaming music service and a 24 hour online radio station called Beats Oneto take on Spotify and Tidal, Jay Z's service.
  
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• Sweet source for aviation biofuel

  08-06-2015 21:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers identify a novel way to produce aviation fuel from sugarcane biomass that could deliver an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
  
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• Third of people admit password rage after forgetting login details

  08-06-2015 21:12 via
  
  A survey by password management firm Centrify has found a quarter of people forget a password at least once a day, leading many to scream, cry and even bang their heads on a desk.
  
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• James Dyson's son Jake invents £399 lamp that lasts 37 years

  08-06-2015 21:12 via
  
  London-based designer, Jake Dyson’s CSYS task light uses 'Heat Pipe' technology to direct heat away from LEDS to stop them becoming dimmer and less efficient over time.
  
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• Apple Pay coming to the UK in July and will be available in 250,000 locations

  08-06-2015 21:04 via
  
  Apple made the announcement at its annual Worldwide Developer's Conference in San Francisco. It is also renaming Passbook to Wallet.
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Nasa launches radical 'flying saucer' that could help people land on Mars in 2035

  08-06-2015 20:20 via
  
  The second flight of Nasa's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) took place this morning at the U.S. Navy Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii.
  
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• Apple faces the music: iPhone maker unveiling streaming music service to take on Spotify and Tidal

  08-06-2015 20:20 via
  
  Designed to take on Spotify and Tidal, Jay Z's service, it is being unveiled alongside a host of new software with a keynote from boss Tim Cook at Apple's WWDC conference in San Francisco.
  
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• London 'stinkmap' could change urban planning

  08-06-2015 19:49
  
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• Camp fire's work best when it is as tall and as it is wide

  08-06-2015 19:38 via
  
  Professor Adrian Bejan from Duke University, said that, all other variables being equal, the best fires are roughly as tall as they are wide to offer the most efficient air and heat flow. Stock image shown.
  
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• Censure for Shapps' Wikipedia accuser

  08-06-2015 19:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wikipedia censures an administrator who accused Tory MP Grant Shapps of editing his own entry on the site as well as those of Cabinet ministers.
  
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• G7: End of fossil fuel era?

  08-06-2015 19:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  G7 signal intent to move beyond burning of fossil fuels
  
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• The light bulb that lasts 37 YEARS: James Dyson's son invents £399 lamps that stay bright for decades

  08-06-2015 19:09 via
  
  London-based designer, Jake Dyson’s CSYS task light uses 'Heat Pipe' technology to direct heat away from LEDS to stop them becoming dimmer and less efficient over time.
  
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• Do YOU suffer from password rage? A third of people have thrown a tantrum after forgetting login details

  08-06-2015 19:09 via
  
  A survey by password management firm Centrify has found a quarter of people forget a password at least once a day, leading many to scream, cry and even bang their heads on a desk.
  
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• Plane wings could 'heal themselves'

  08-06-2015 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Self-healing aeroplane wings could be introduced in the next five to ten years, say UK researchers at the University of Bristol.
  
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• Rise of the robo-brain: Tiny flexible electronics are injected into the brains of mice to mesh with cells

  08-06-2015 17:56 via
  
  A team of experts from Harvard University and the National Centre for Nanoscience and Technology in Beijing used mesh electronics (pictured) to monitor brain activity in mice.
  
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• How to build the perfect fire: Structures should be as wide as they are tall to generate the best flow of heat and air 

  08-06-2015 17:56 via
  
  Professor Adrian Bejan from Duke University, said that, all other variables being equal, the best fires are roughly as tall as they are wide to offer the most efficient air and heat flow. Stock image shown.
  
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• Airbus unveils its own reusable rocket called Adeline

  08-06-2015 17:47 via
  
  Instead of the trying to bring the whole craft back to Earth, the Toulouse-based firm plans on returning Adeline’s most expensive parts – the avionics, engine and propulsion bay.
  
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• Middle managers copy nasty habits if they sit close to cruel chiefs

  08-06-2015 16:38 via
  
  Researchers at Cambridge University and Erasmus University in Rotterdam said middle managers may be more likely to copy a boss' bad habits, if they sit near top management.
  
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• If you have a horrible boss you may become one too: Middle managers copy nasty habits if they sit close to cruel chiefs

  08-06-2015 16:13 via
  
  Researchers at Cambridge University and Erasmus University in Rotterdam said middle managers may be more likely to copy a boss' bad habits, if they sit near top management.
  
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• Videos show water DOES swirl in different directions on opposite sides of the world

  08-06-2015 15:54 via
  
  Dr Derek Muller in Australia and US-based engineer Destin Sandlin both filled paddling pools on different ends of the earth, in Melbourne and Alabama, to test the theory.
  
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• Blade-wielding robot takes on Japanese sword master in real-life Fruit Ninja test

  08-06-2015 15:54 via
  
  The Yaskawa Electric Company in Japan has trained one of its Motorman industrial robots to use a katana sword, which then competed against a master swordsman Isao Machii.
  
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• Nerve endings wired to prosthetic's sensors create the 'feeling' of a real limb

  08-06-2015 15:36 via
  
  When the wearer applies pressure, sensors send signals to the brain - and researchers from the University of Linz said the breakthrough could also fight phantom pain often experienced by amputees.
  
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• Would you fight a robot SAMURAI? Blade-wielding machine takes on Japanese sword master in a real-life Fruit Ninja test

  08-06-2015 15:28 via
  
  The Yaskawa Electric Company in Japan has trained one of its Motorman industrial robots to use a katana sword, which then competed against a master swordsman Isao Machii.
  
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• Water DOES swirl in different directions on opposite sides of the world: Videos show the Coriolis effect's impact on liquids

  08-06-2015 15:28 via
  
  Dr Derek Muller in Australia and US-based engineer Destin Sandlin both filled paddling pools on different ends of the earth, in Melbourne and Alabama, to test the theory.
  
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• Complete rainbow captured above Niagara Falls forms a full CIRCLE

  08-06-2015 15:21 via
  
  Tourists captured the rare phenomenon from the restaurant on top of the Skylon Tower above Niagara in Ontario after water droplets and sunlight created the perfect conditions.
  
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• Are monkeys domesticating WOLVES?

  08-06-2015 14:37 via
  
  Experts have found that geladas (stock image) living in eastern Africa, tolerate Ethiopian wolves wandering among them, despite the canines’ ability to eat members of the troop.
  
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• Is POLLUTION making your dandruff worse? Flaky scalp condition increases due to stress caused by poor air quality

  08-06-2015 14:29 via
  
  A study by scientists at Proctor & Gamble in Cincinnati have found air pollution can cause oxidative stress on the scalp that increases the production of irritants by a common yeast.
  
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• Are monkeys domesticating WOLVES? Unlikely relationship may echo how dogs were tamed by humans

  08-06-2015 14:29 via
  
  Experts have found that geladas (stock image) living in eastern Africa, tolerate Ethiopian wolves wandering among them, despite the canines’ ability to eat members of the troop.
  
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• Rise and falls of the disaster droids

  08-06-2015 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why did so many of the world's leading robots fail to complete eight disaster-related tasks set by the Pentagon's Darpa research unit?
  
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• Where is the pot of gold? Complete rainbow captured above Niagara Falls forms a full CIRCLE

  08-06-2015 13:59 via
  
  Tourists captured the rare phenomenon from the restaurant on top of the Skylon Tower above Niagara in Ontario after water droplets and sunlight created the perfect conditions.
  
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• The prosthetic that simulates TOUCH: Nerve endings wired to sensors create the 'feeling' of a real limb

  08-06-2015 13:59 via
  
  When the wearer applies pressure, sensors send signals to the brain - and researchers from the University of Linz said the breakthrough could also fight phantom pain often experienced by amputees.
  
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• Skeletons from Lake Titicaca reveal history of brutal brawls

  08-06-2015 13:59 via
  
  Skeletons found near Lake Titicaca, Bolivia show signs of interpersonal violence, suggesting people brawled or were attacked there around 1,000 years ago.
  
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• Apple to reveal Beats Music streaming service and iOS 9

  08-06-2015 13:51 via
  
  Apple's week-long annual developer conference begins with a keynote from boss Tim Cook at 6pm BST (10am PDT) at the Moscone Centre, San Francisco. Beats Music app is pictured.
  
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• Internet 'Magna Carta' vote launched

  08-06-2015 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of young people take part in a UK debate about what should be included in a "Magna Carta" for the digital age.
  
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• Trolls hit Merkel Instagram account

  08-06-2015 13:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Russian trolls are bombarding Angela Merkel's newly created Instagram account with hostile and critical comments.
  
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• VIDEO: Robots struggle to stay on their feet

  08-06-2015 13:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some of the best falls from the 2015 Darpa Robotics Challenge.
  
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• How iconic landmarks from the pyramids to the Leaning Tower of Pisa were made

  08-06-2015 13:08 via
  
  The infographic details some of the techniques used to build inspirational and lasting monuments, such as the Great Pyramids in Giza, the Parthanon in Greece and the Taj Mahal in India.
  
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• Talking about someone behind their back is what sets us apart from other species

  08-06-2015 12:42 via
  
  Professor Robin Dunbar from Oxford University says gossiping helps us bond with friends and learn important information, which could even prevent us from dying by passing vital information.
  
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• Move over Space X: Airbus unveils its own reusable rocket called Adeline

  08-06-2015 12:42 via
  
  Instead of the trying to bring the whole craft back to Earth, the Toulouse-based firm plans on returning Adeline’s most expensive parts – the avionics, engine and propulsion bay.
  
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• Building the world's wonders: From the pyramids to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, infographic details how iconic landmarks were made

  08-06-2015 12:04 via
  
  The infographic details some of the techniques used to build inspirational and lasting monuments, such as the Great Pyramids in Giza, the Parthanon in Greece and the Taj Mahal in India.
  
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• European Space Agency plans town on moon to replace International Space Station

  08-06-2015 11:56 via
  
  Professor Jan Woerner, the future head of the ESA, said construction could start on 'Lunarville' to replace the station in 2024 and would spark huge innovations.
  
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• VIDEO: Tiny gestures control wearable tech

  08-06-2015 11:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Google chip that lets users make tiny hand gestures to control devices
  
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• Apple gears up for WWDC: Firm set to reveal Beats Music streaming service and iOS 9 today - but its TV box may be missing

  08-06-2015 10:56 via
  
  Apple's week-long annual developer conference begins with a keynote from boss Tim Cook at 6pm BST (10am PDT) at the Moscone Centre, San Francisco. Beats Music app is pictured.
  
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• Ancient skeletons from Lake Titicaca reveal history of brutal brawls - as well as evidence of primitive brain surgery

  08-06-2015 10:56 via
  
  Skeletons found near Lake Titicaca, Bolivia show signs of interpersonal violence, suggesting people brawled or were attacked there around 1,000 years ago.
  
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