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• Philae phones home: Lander finally makes contact after two weeks of silence 

  10-07-2015 23:38 via
  
  The signals are a major boost to the team as they try to establish a secure
  line of communication for their historic scientific experiments
  on the surface of the comet.
  
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• Boeing patent reveals radical engine design powered by LASERS

  10-07-2015 23:20 via
  
  The aerospace firm claims a new-type of engine could produce energy-efficient thrust by firing lasers at radioactive material, such as deuterium and tritium.
  
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• Can YOU hear wind farms? Researchers prove human hearing is better than thought and 'turbine phenomenon' is real

  10-07-2015 23:05 via
  
  The project, by the German National Metrology Institute, found humans hear sounds from around 8 hertz on - a whole octave lower than had previously been assumed.
  
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• VIDEO: Hands on with the HTC Vive headset

  10-07-2015 22:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Reviewing the new HTC Vive - a look at the latest virtual reality headset
  
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• Is a mini ICE AGE on the way? Scientists warn the sun will 'go to sleep' in 2020

  10-07-2015 22:42 via
  
  The rare phenomenon will lead to a phenomenon known as the 'Maunder minimum' - which has previously been known as a mini ice age when it hit between 1646 and 1715.
  
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• Top US official quits over hack

  10-07-2015 21:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The director of the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) resigns after reports that the records of millions federal employees were hacked.
  
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• Uber wants to buy all of Tesla's self-driving cars, rumours suggest

  10-07-2015 20:48 via
  
  If California-based Uber embraced autonomous technology, it could out taxi drivers out of business altogether, many of whom already despise the app.
  
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• Facebook want to add music videos to your News Feed

  10-07-2015 20:43 via
  
  Under the plans, it is likely Facebook would share revenue with the record labels like YouTube does. The videos would be chosen by the labels and their performance would be monitored.
  
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• Could future aircraft be powered by LASERS? Boeing patent reveals radical engine design that claims to cut emissions

  10-07-2015 20:30 via
  
  The aerospace firm claims a new-type of engine could produce energy-efficient thrust by firing lasers at radioactive material, such as deuterium and tritium.
  
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• Earth could become a Waterworld, but it won't happen for another two billion years

  10-07-2015 20:10 via
  
  Geologists at Bristol University found the continental crust we live on is getting thinner and could disappear completely. A scene from the film Waterworld is shown.
  
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• The emoji quiz taking over Twitter...but can YOU identify number 12?

  10-07-2015 19:36 via
  
  The origin of the picture quiz on Mumsnet, Reddit and Twitter is unknown but it shows 13 groups of emoji designed to represent London tube stations.
  
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• Teenager sentenced over web attack

  10-07-2015 18:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A British teenager has been sentenced for his part in what was called the "biggest cyber attack in history".
  
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• The end of taxi drivers? Uber wants to buy all of Tesla's self-driving cars, rumours suggest

  10-07-2015 18:14 via
  
  If California-based Uber embraced autonomous technology, it could out taxi drivers out of business altogether, many of whom already despise the app.
  
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• Facebook ISN'T launching a streaming service...but the site does want to add music videos to News Feeds

  10-07-2015 18:12 via
  
  Under the plans, it is likely Facebook would share revenue with the record labels like YouTube does. The videos would be chosen by the labels and their performance would be monitored.
  
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• Kevin Costner was right! Earth could become a Waterworld... but don't worry, it won't happen for another two billion years

  10-07-2015 17:49 via
  
  Geologists at Bristol University found the continental crust we live on is getting thinner and could disappear completely. A scene from the film Waterworld is shown.
  
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• The fiendish emoji quiz taking over Twitter: Cryptic image shows tube stations depicted as icons...but can YOU identify number 12?

  10-07-2015 17:42 via
  
  The origin of the picture quiz on Mumsnet, Reddit and Twitter is unknown but it shows 13 groups of emoji designed to represent London tube stations.
  
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• Lazy lifestyle key to panda survival

  10-07-2015 17:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists say that the giant panda's ability to survive on bamboo is down to its energy-saving lifestyle.
  
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• Men feel threatened by female bosses and act more aggressively as a result

  10-07-2015 16:36 via
  
  Even men who believe in gender equality feel their masculinity was under threat, the study by Bocconi University in Milan found.
  
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• Celts: Art and Identity exhibition reveals history of ancient Celtic culture

  10-07-2015 16:09 via
  
  The exhibition, called Celts: Art and Identity, will begin in London in September and continue in Edinburgh in March 2016.
  
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• Climate change deniers are conspiracy theorists and damage global warming debate

  10-07-2015 15:39 via
  
  Psychologists at the University of Bristol examined the language used on blogs written by climate change skeptics and warn it may be harming the debate on global warming.
  
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• Hugues Duval becomes 1st person to cross the Channel in electric plane

  10-07-2015 15:26 via
  
  French pilot Hugues Duval, pictured in front of his white plane, flew from the French port of Calais to the English shoreline and back last night in a flight heralded as a giant leap in aviation history.
  
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• Climate change deniers are conspiracy theorists and are damaging the public debate on global warming, study claims

  10-07-2015 15:21 via
  
  Psychologists at the University of Bristol examined the language used on blogs written by climate change skeptics and warn it may be harming the debate on global warming.
  
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• Sharks filmed swimming inside active Kavachi volcano crater near Solomon Islands

  10-07-2015 15:04 via
  
  The video (grab pictured) was recorded by ocean engineer Brennan Phillips and a team of researchers in and around the active underwater volcano Kavachi, near the Solomon Islands.
  
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• VIDEO: Warning over wildflower gardens

  10-07-2015 14:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Experts are warning that sowing wildflower seeds in rural areas could be bad for native plant species.
  
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• Microsoft and Nokia - a marriage made in hell?

  10-07-2015 14:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Microsoft's takeover of Nokia could hardly have gone worse for the Finnish firm
  
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• Unstable seats leave people feeling insecure about relationships

  10-07-2015 14:37 via
  
  Psychologists from the universities of Pittsburgh and Waterloo found that experiencing physical instability affected judgements about the stability of one’s relationships.
  
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• Nasa selects 4 astronauts to fly 1st commercial space missions

  10-07-2015 14:16 via
  
  SpaceX and Boeing are aiming for test flights to the space station by 2017. It will be the first launch of astronauts from Cape Canaveral, Florida, since the space shuttles retired in 2011.
  
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• BT tests IPv6 addressing scheme

  10-07-2015 13:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BT has started trials of the next version of the net's addressing scheme known as IP version 6.
  
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• Punk rock Bitcoin and Reddit on the rocks: Podcast 225

  10-07-2015 13:31
  
  
  Listen this week for an entertaining 45-minute look at the most interesting technology and science stories from the last seven days, with WIRED.co.uk's Michael Rundle, Katie Collins and James Temperton.By: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
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• A mini ice age and Pluto flyby: Podcast 226

  10-07-2015 13:31
  
  
  Listen this week for an entertaining 45-minute look at the most interesting technology and science stories from the last seven days, with WIRED.co.uk's Michael Rundle, Liat Clark and James Temperton.By: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
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• Rat 'super-brain' could lead to cyborgs of the future

  10-07-2015 13:26 via
  
  In two separate studies, neuroscientists at Duke University in North Carolina networked the brains of monkeys and rats to make a living computer that can solve problems to complete tasks.
  
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• Twitter ad angers epilepsy charity

  10-07-2015 12:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An epilepsy charity criticises Twitter for uploading two online videos that feature a looping, rapid succession of flashing colours.
  
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• Man with 90-MINUTE memory is 'stuck in 2005' after a trip to the dentist

  10-07-2015 12:58 via
  
  The details of the patient, known only as WO, have been released by clinical neuropsychologist Dr Gerald Burgess from the University of Leicester. Stock image is shown.
  
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• VIDEO: 'Electric plane' crosses Channel

  10-07-2015 12:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pilot Didier Estyene's E-Fan battery-powered plane successfully completes its crossing from Kent, England to Calais.
  
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• 'Staingate' angers Apple laptop users

  10-07-2015 11:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of Apple Macbook owners are campaigning online or taking action over reported issues with the laptop's retina screen.
  
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• New Horizon pictures of Pluto's icy moon reveal it may have frozen water

  10-07-2015 11:46 via
  
  Scientists at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado, say white spots on Charon's grey surface (pictured) may reveal water ice makes up much of the moons interior.
  
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• VIDEO: Bees 'at risk from climate change'

  10-07-2015 08:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers warn bumblebees are under threat from climate change.
  
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• Alibaba exec in corruption probe

  10-07-2015 07:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alibaba says its senior executive Patrick Liu is in police custody over corruption allegations related to his previous job with Tencent.
  
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• US data breach 'hit 21.5m people'

  10-07-2015 03:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hackers that breached US government databases stole the personal information of at least 21.5 million people, officials reveal.
  
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• Forecasters say El Nino conditions could bring relief to California amid drought

  10-07-2015 03:20 via
  
  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration today said there is now a 90 per cent chance that El Niño will last through the winter and an 80 per cent chance it will last into spring.
  
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• Why do so many whales die on British beaches?

  10-07-2015 03:10 via
  
  Whales and dolphins can become stranded in great numbers, sometimes in hundreds or even thousands. Up to 600 are stranded on British shores each year and we still aren’t sure why.
  
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• The secret of how to manage men is setting them goals

  10-07-2015 03:05 via
  
  Researchers at Leicester University say giving men specific targets motivates them, even when there is no financial reward. But that same can't be said for women.
  
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• Nasa warns global warming scale is hidden as heat has been buried by the sea

  10-07-2015 01:13 via
  
  A layer of the Indian and Pacific oceans between 300 and 1,000ft below the surface has been accumulating more heat than previously recognised, a Nasa report claims.
  
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• VIDEO: Nasa shows off Mars rover marathon

  10-07-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Marc Cieslak looks at some of the best of the week's technology news.
  
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• Website turns free time into money

  10-07-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The site that turns time into money
  
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• Researchers find food tastes better when your team is winning

  10-07-2015 00:59 via
  
  Researchers analysed fans at a hockey game, and found that when supporters teams were winning, food tasted sweeter.
  
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• Black and white video can fool your brain into viewing COLOUR

  10-07-2015 00:56 via
  
  WARNING: Do not watch if you suffer from photosensitive epilepsy or are sensitive to flashing lights. The illusion is designed to show how colour is a construct of the mind.
  
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• Nasa shots reveal Kelvin-Helmholtz 'surfer waves' surrounding Earth and Saturn

  10-07-2015 00:33 via
  
  Nasa data has revealed these shapely patterns, called Kelvin-Helmholtz waves, are more common at the boundary of near-Earth space than previously thought.
  
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