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• Play the online game that claims to help you shed 0.7kg in ONE WEEK

  06-07-2015 23:46 via
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Exeter University and Cardiff University claim the game can help some people consume 220 fewer calories a day by helping them associate junk food with 'stopping'.
  
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• Google to take on Uber with Waze app that lets any driver carpool with others

  06-07-2015 23:46 via
  
  The new application, called RideWith, uses Waze's
  navigation system to learn the routes drivers most frequently take to work and match them up with people looking for a ride in
  the same direction.
  
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• Study finds dramatic differences in the way we age

  06-07-2015 23:28 via
  
  Duke researchers analysed medical data from almost a thousand 38 year olds. While some appeared medically in their late 20s, some seemedalmost 60.
  
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• The future of the school run? Four seater family car powered by the sun

  06-07-2015 23:27 via
  
  The Dutch car can travel 621 miles on a full charge, and even comes with an app to automatically work out the most efficient routes, taking into account the weather and traffic.
  
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• Russia's 'superweapon' can switch off satellites and enemy weapons

  06-07-2015 23:02 via
  
  Its Russian makers say it is a 'fundamentally new electronic warfare system' - but has refused to reveal how the Krasuha-4 system works.
  
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• Our galaxy's fingerprint revealed in unprecedented detail: Incredible maps show the Milky Way's stars, rings and loops 

  06-07-2015 22:25 via
  
  Astronomers at Esa have created two new maps of the Milky Way. Together, the maps could help scientists better understand the process of star formation.
  
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• Japanese megarobot makers accept US inventors challenge

  06-07-2015 21:15 via
  
  The Japanese inventors of Kuratas, a 15 foot tall robot, have accepted a challenge from a rival US team to fight.
  
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• Brain scans reveal anxious parents are more likely to have nervous and depressed children

  06-07-2015 21:12 via
  
  The study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison reveals how a brain circuit linked with anxiety, involving three specific brain areas, is inherited by studying 600 young rhesus monkeys.
  
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• Can YOU train your brain to lose weight? Play the online game that claims to help you shed 0.7kg in ONE WEEK

  06-07-2015 20:51 via
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Exeter University and Cardiff University claim the game can help some people consume 220 fewer calories a day by helping people associate junk food with 'stopping'.
  
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• Russia claims to have developed 'superweapon' capable of switching off foreign satellites and enemy weapons

  06-07-2015 20:15 via
  
  Its Russian makers say it is a 'fundamentally new electronic warfare system' - but has refused to reveal how the Krasuha-4 system works.
  
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• Riddle of the medieval 'mummy' discovered in Siberia

  06-07-2015 20:07 via
  
  Archaeologists found the body of a child or teenager from the 12th or 13th Century AD at a medieval necropolis near Salekhard in Russia 18 miles from the Arctic Circle.
  
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• Inside the TWA terminal at JFK built in 1962 that is to be turned into a boutique hotel

  06-07-2015 20:02 via
  
  The lid has been temporarily lifted on the preserved TWA Terminal at JFK, with fascinating images flying guests back to the golden age of travel in 1962.
  
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• Thousands flock to 'sin free Facebook'

  06-07-2015 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A group of Evangelical Christians in Brazil has launched a social network where swearing and erotic content is completely banned.
  
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• 'Giant Pac-Man' set to gobble up space junk: Satellite will catch debris in a conical net and destroy it in the atmosphere

  06-07-2015 19:25 via
  
  Scientists from France and Switzerland have decided to give the CleanSpace One satellite (illustrated) a cone-shaped net to increase its chances of catching a small defunct satellite called SwissCube.
  
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• Grey squirrels are fast learners when it comes to finding nuts

  06-07-2015 19:24 via
  
  Five squirrels surprised University of Exeter researchers with the speed at which they solved a puzzle involving hidden hazelnuts.
  
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• It's On! Japanese megarobot makers accept US inventors challenge - but say they want hand to hand robo-combat as guns are 'Super American'

  06-07-2015 19:07 via
  
  The Japanese inventors of Kuratas, a 15 foot tall robot, have accepted a challenge from a rival US team to fight.
  
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• Trolls aren't welcome in New Zealand

  06-07-2015 18:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People in New Zealand could be fined or sent to prison for using deliberately harmful, threatening or offensive language online.
  
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• Samsung sued over 'bloatware': Consumer watchdog calls for the firm to advertise how much storage is wasted with unwanted apps

  06-07-2015 18:30 via
  
  Samsung, as well as fellow manufacturer Oppo, are being sued in China for loading apps onto phones that can't be uninstalled, dubbed 'bloatware'. The Galaxy Note 3 is pictured.
  
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• 'More hot summers' for parts of UK

  06-07-2015 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scorching summers such as the one in 2003 look set to become more common in England and Wales, a study suggests.
  
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• Riddle of the medieval 'mummy' discovered in Siberia: Child from unknown Arctic civilisation found wrapped in birch bark

  06-07-2015 18:13 via
  
  Archaeologists found the body of a child or teenager from the 12th or 13th Century AD at a medieval necropolis near Salekhard in Russia 18 miles from the Arctic Circle.
  
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• Is this why grey squirrels are so common? Hidden hazelnut puzzle reveals intelligence and adaptability of crafty rodents

  06-07-2015 17:41 via
  
  Five squirrels surprised University of Exeter researchers with the speed at which they solved a puzzle involving hidden hazelnuts.
  
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• Dartmouth contests showcase computer-generated creativity

  06-07-2015 17:10 via
  
  Judges won't know whether songs played are computer-generated or composed by students. The competitions are variations of the 'Turing Test', named after British scientist Alan Turing, left.
  
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• Nasa insists New Horizons will be ready for Pluto flyby after spacecraft glitch

  06-07-2015 16:29 via
  
  Nasa scientists Johns Hopkins University in Laurel, Maryland, insist the space probe will be fully operational again by 7 July well in advance of its fly past of Pluto in a week's time.
  
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• Watch a movie projected onto CLOUDS: Lasers fitted to a plane beam a galloping horse into the sky

  06-07-2015 16:23 via
  
  Inspired by Eadweard Muybridge's Zoopraxiscope, designers used lasers to beam images onto a cloud (pictured). The research was presented at Leeds Museum at the weekend.
  
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• How to beat jet lag from eating salad, ditching coffee and meditating

  06-07-2015 16:08 via
  
  The term is synonymous with sleep deprivation, but it's negative impact has far-reaching health implications. Here sleep expert Dr Nerina Ramlakhan shares her top 10 tips to beat jet lag...
  
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• Ancient Native Americans buried a bobcat like a human 2000 years ago

  06-07-2015 16:04 via
  
  The cat was laid to rest wearing a necklace, or collar made from bear teeth and seashells (pictured) in a mound intended for people, suggesting it was a pet.
  
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• Exoskeletons and weapons that can't miss revealed as super soldiers of tomorrow

  06-07-2015 15:41 via
  
  Super Soldiers: How Tech Is Transforming The Future Of Warfare is in the latest issue of How It Works Magazine on sale now. A stock image of a soldier is pictured.
  
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• GoPro reveals new mini action cam

  06-07-2015 15:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US action camera-maker unveils a new smaller action camera that is waterproof without requiring a special case.
  
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• Rise of the SUPER SOLDIER: Liquid armour, indestructible exoskeletons and weapons that never miss are the future of warfare

  06-07-2015 14:57 via
  
  Super Soldiers: How Tech Is Transforming The Future Of Warfare is in the latest issue of How It Works Magazine on sale now. A stock image of a soldier is pictured.
  
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• Surveillance firm hit in hack attack

  06-07-2015 14:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A company that sells surveillance software is hit by a data breach.
  
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• Irish moss' colour change could inspire materials to protect swimmers from UV

  06-07-2015 14:23 via
  
  Researchers at the Natural History Museum in London and the University of Cambridge have unraveled what causes the strange blue colours on the tips of the seaweed Irish moss (pictured).
  
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• Mystery of the colour-shifting seaweed solved: Irish moss changes hue because of plate-like structures - and the finding could lead to waterproof sunblock

  06-07-2015 14:10 via
  
  Researchers at the Natural History Museum in London and the University of Cambridge have unraveled what causes the strange blue colours on the tips of the seaweed Irish moss (pictured).
  
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• GG1 could be the new Google Glass as internet giant submits FCC filing

  06-07-2015 13:46 via
  
  Filed by Google last month, the papers reveal the it has successfully tested a mystery device, and rumours suggest its 'GG1' label stands for Google Glass (original headset pictured.)
  
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• Russia to send 6 women scientists on mock-up voyage to the moon

  06-07-2015 13:28 via
  
  A total of six women will be chosen to make the eight-day 'voyage' locked in a cramped fake spacecraft for the time it takes to fly to the moon, orbit once, and return.
  
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• Putting WOMAN on the moon: Russia to send six female scientists on mock-up voyage to the lunar surface to see how their minds and bodies react

  06-07-2015 13:19 via
  
  A total of six women will be chosen to make the eight-day 'voyage' locked in a cramped fake spacecraft for the time it takes to fly to the moon, orbit once, and return.
  
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• Who Deleted Me app reveals when Facebook friends have removed you

  06-07-2015 12:49 via
  
  The app was created by Exeter-based developer Anthony Kuske. It reveals which Facebook friends have deleted you, since the app was installed, as well as accounts that have been deactivated.
  
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• Minecraft convention comes to London

  06-07-2015 12:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  London's Docklands was home to Minecon this weekend - the global gathering for fans of the block-building video game.
  
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• Amazon launches Prime Day offering thousands of shopping bargains for members

  06-07-2015 12:17 via
  
  Thousands of goods will be offered at slashed prices on Prime Day on July 15, but only shoppers who have subscribed to the website's £59-a-year service will be offered the bargains.
  
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• Rosetta comet lander Philae could be sitting on ALIEN living organisms

  06-07-2015 12:11 via
  
  Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe and Dr Max Wallis, of Cardiff University, believe 67P (pictured) and similar comets could provide homes for living microbes similar to those on earth.
  
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• Free Libyan Air Force fighter jet's VERY low fly-by over man's head

  06-07-2015 12:04 via
  
  Footage shows a man standing in the plane's path dropping to the ground at the last second as the Soviet-built Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 rockets over him with an enormous roar.
  
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• Did our ancestors start cooking to make carrion safe to eat? Early humans may have used fire to avoid food poisoning

  06-07-2015 11:36 via
  
  Anthropologists at Harvard University in Massachusetts found roasting meat on hot coals as early humans were suspected to have done can kill off most dangerous bacteria.
  
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• VIDEO: Minecraft fans get Hololens preview

  06-07-2015 11:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ten thousand Minecraft fans gather in London for Minecon and a handful get to try Hololens.
  
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• VIDEO: Control a robot with your thoughts

  06-07-2015 09:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists have developed a method through which people can control a robotic arm with their mind.
  
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• Is this the Nintendo-PlayStation hybrid console? Gamer claims machine found in a box of junk is prototype of unreleased '90s console that played cartridges AND CDs

  06-07-2015 08:28 via
  
  Dan Diebold said he found the device - complete with a CD drive and a cartridge slot, while rummaging through his dad's old things in Philadelphia. It has been suggested it is the never-released SNES-CD device.
  
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• Philae lander could be sitting on living organisms because of comet's distinct features 

  06-07-2015 01:03 via
  
  Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe and Dr Max Wallis, of Cardiff University, believe 67P (pictured) and similar comets could provide homes for living microbes similar to those on earth.
  
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