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• The supersonic images that could pave the way for the ‘son of Concorde’: Incredible photos captures the sonic boom of aircraft

  25-08-2015 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa is using a 150-year-old photography technique, dubbed 'schlieren imagery',to capture stunning images of shockwaves created by supersonic planes.
  
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• The end of the airport? Six seater passenger jet  can take off like a helicopter

  25-08-2015 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The aircraft is designed to fly as fast and as high as current business jets, but able to land and take off from any paved, helipad-sized space, cutting out the need to travel to airports.
  
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• HTC leak reveals iPhone killer that looks exactly like Apple's handset

  25-08-2015 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Expected to be called the HTC Aero, the handset has almost identical rounded edges and white plastic antenna bars as Apple's most recent iPhone 6 handset.
  
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• Failure really IS good for you as we learn from our mistakes

  25-08-2015 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A MRI study by the University of Southern California has found that having the opportunity to learn from failure can turn it into a positive experience.
  
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• Fiery old geysers FOUND ON MOON: Volcanic past explained

  25-08-2015 22:38 via go.theregister.com
  
  Still don’t believe we went there? The night sky on Earth in its early years was very different, with our Moon glowing red with fire in the sky. Now scientists think they've worked out why.…
  
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• Alien hunters claim to have found the Star Destroyer on MARS

  25-08-2015 22:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  UFO Sightings contributor, ScottWaring, who found the image, said the 'craft' is only about 2.5 to 3 metres across, 'so it probably only held a few passengers.'
  
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• Samsung's tablet Galaxy Note 5 can be broken by putting stylus in wrong way

  25-08-2015 21:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The S-Pen stylus for Galaxy Note 5 models can be stored within the body of the phone, but when inserted upside down it appears to snag on an internal mechanism.
  
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• US Army bosses create spoof tech paper for rocket powered dogs

  25-08-2015 21:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The paper outlines a Dual-Mode Augmented Canine Transport System, called Project DUCTS, which despatches dogs using helium rockets.
  
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• Nasa's Dawn Probe captures Ceres' pyramid in unprecedented detail

  25-08-2015 21:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new image, taken from 915 miles (1,470km) away, has revealed the mountain in unprecedented detail, showing its conical shape, and a series of mysterious bright streaks on its surface.
  
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• NASA's Dawn gets intimate with Ceres

  25-08-2015 20:02 via go.theregister.com
  
  'Closest-yet views' of dwarf planet, obscure agricultural gods on standby NASA's Dawn spacecraft has sent earthwards its "closest-yet views" of dwarf planet Ceres.…
  
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• VIDEO: Sony tests new 'superfast' drone

  25-08-2015 19:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aerosense, a company developed between Sony and robotics firm ZMP, shows off footage of a superfast drone that can fly at 106mph.
  
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• Uber is aiming to take on buses with its new Smart Routes feature

  25-08-2015 19:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new service is currently being tested on two streets in San Francisco and essentially turns Uber cars into a type of private bus that picks up passengers along a route on demand.
  
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• Stephen Hawking says black holes aren't 'eternal prisons'

  25-08-2015 19:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Speaking at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Professor Hawking explained his theory, which suggests information lost in black holes could be stored in alternative universes.
  
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• Black holes aren't 'eternal prisons': Stephen Hawking believes there IS way for information to escape and it is stored in alternate universes

  25-08-2015 18:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Speaking at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Professor Hawking explained his theory, which suggests information lost in black holes could be stored in alternative universes.
  
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• US prison porn drop by drone 'foiled'

  25-08-2015 17:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two men are detained on suspicion of trying to smuggle drugs and pornography into a prison in Maryland using a drone, prison officials say.
  
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• Boffins unwrap honeybee black box recorder project

  25-08-2015 17:24 via go.theregister.com
  
  Flight of the RFID tag Scientists want to electronically tag the world’s honeybees in a bid to understand the mass death of entire populations.…
  
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• Forget coffee, CAT VIDEOS are the best way to give your body a boost: Chemists reveal how to stay alert without caffeine

  25-08-2015 16:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The American Chemical Society has produced a series of tips to help workers stay awake without having to drink coffee. It says dancing and viral videos can give vital mood hormone boosts.
  
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• Samsung responds to 'stylus flaw'

  25-08-2015 16:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some early adopters of a new Samsung phone have said the device's stylus can damage the phone when inserted upside down.
  
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• Poverty-stricken Ethiopia launches $3million space programme: Astronomers claim scheme will give the country a 'technological boost'

  25-08-2015 16:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A $3 million (£1.9 million) centre has been set up on Mount Entoto near Addis Ababa and houses computer-controlled telescopes and a spectrograph, to measure wavelengths of radiation.
  
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• Could your bad habits actually be GOOD for you?

  25-08-2015 15:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Sally Norton reveals how some so-called bad habits, including a shopping splurge on pay day and a weekend lie-in are in fact, anything but, and can boost your health and wellbeing.
  
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• McDonald's accidentally leaks Anroid Pay release date

  25-08-2015 15:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A leaked document, reported to have been posted by McDonald’s, suggests Google's Android Pay service - a rival to Apple Pay - will roll out tomorrow in the US.
  
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• Aviva 'revenge' hacker is jailed

  25-08-2015 15:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man is jailed for 18 months after hacking into 900 phones belonging to the insurance company Aviva.
  
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• Banksy denies park ticket ruse claims

  25-08-2015 15:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Banksy denies accusations he is "trolling" members of the public - after thousands struggle to buy tickets for his new show.
  
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• VIDEO: 'Dangerous' whale rescue takes two days

  25-08-2015 14:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A team of marine life rescuers spend two days in freezing Icelandic waters to free a whale that had become entangled in fishing gear.
  
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• Will Android Pay launch TOMORROW? McDonald's accidentally leaks release date…and it's weeks earlier than expected

  25-08-2015 14:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A leaked document, reported to have been posted by McDonald’s, suggests Google's Android Pay service - a rival to Apple Pay - will roll out tomorrow in the US.
  
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• 3D-printed robot hand grabs Dyson award for UK

  25-08-2015 14:43 via go.theregister.com
  
  Robotics graduate within touching distance of £30,000 prize A 3D-printed robot hand for amputees has won the UK heat of this year's James Dyson Award, which recognises university graduate inventions.…
  
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• Apple’s iOS 9 could HALVE your data use and pages load 4x faster

  25-08-2015 14:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple is letting developers add content blocking to their apps in iOS 9 to stop ads, pictures and pop-ups automatically loading on pages. This will save time and data when surfing the web on Safari.
  
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• Does Enceladus have a 'fluffy core'? Saturn's frozen moon may owe its hidden ocean to a heart made from rubble and ice

  25-08-2015 14:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, Maryland, have proposed a core of rubble and ice would generate enough heat as it moves to maintain an ocean beneath Enceladus's crust.
  
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• Apple's iOS 9 could make browsing the web FOUR times faster: Built-in tool stops ads appearing to save time and data

  25-08-2015 13:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple is letting developers add content blocking to their apps in iOS 9 to stop ads, pictures and pop-ups automatically loading on pages. This will save time and data when surfing the web on Safari.
  
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• Female guppy fish become better swimmers to escape amorous males

  25-08-2015 13:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the Universities of Exeter and Glasgow said female guppy fish learn to swim more efficiently with practice, to outpace males.
  
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• VIDEO: Open Bionics shows off its robot arm

  25-08-2015 12:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Open Bionics - a British project to create low-cost 3D-printed robotic hands for amputees - show off its latest prototype.
  
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• Why a 5% beer can make you TWICE as drunk as a 4% version

  25-08-2015 12:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Calculations by Joe Stange from Phoenix-based Draft magazine show that after three 4% beers, containing 1.4 units each, 1.2 units of alcohol remain, compared to 2.4 units left by the 5% beers.
  
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• Deleted MP tweet trackers blocked

  25-08-2015 12:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twitter has blocked a series of accounts on the social network that tracked politicians' tweets and alerted other users when they were deleted.
  
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• Maps reveal how much drink and drugs countries really indulge in

  25-08-2015 12:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A series of maps shows that Iceland smokes the most weed, with the Netherlands not even making the top five, while Norway is the booziest nation.
  
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• Can YOU tell the difference between a moon and a frying pan? Nasa hides image of Jupiter's Europa among line-up of dirty skillets

  25-08-2015 11:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The image was tweeted byNasa's California-based Europa Mission. A single image of Jupiter's moon Europa is positioned among eight shots of frying pans taken by artist Christopher Jonassen.
  
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• Why a 5% beer can make you TWICE as drunk as a 4% version: Calculations reveal why a tiny increase in strength has a big impact on intoxication

  25-08-2015 10:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Calculations by Joe Stange from Phoenix-based Draft magazine show that after three 4% beers, containing 1.4 units each, 1.2 units of alcohol remain, compared to 2.4 units left by the 5% beers.
  
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• Men who worry they're not macho are more prone to violence and aggression

  25-08-2015 09:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at the Division of Violence Prevention at the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta found that men are affected by how they are perceived by others.
  
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• VIDEO: Taste the art at Tate Sensorium

  25-08-2015 08:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new exhibition at Tate Britain in London aims to give the public a new way to feel art through their senses.
  
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• How a tiny backpack could solve the mystery of mass bee deaths

  25-08-2015 05:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  This could be how to solve the mystery of mass bee deaths
  
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• Experts say sad eyes and wrinkled brows aren't evidence of a dog's contrition at all

  25-08-2015 03:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While pictures of hangdog pets might convince us they have seen the error of their ways, experts now say that ‘guilty’ expressions are not evidence of feelings of contrition at all.
  
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• University of Delaware scientists discover a way to reverse racial bias in young children

  25-08-2015 02:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Delaware scientist, Paul Quinn, found that by getting children to respond to thefaces as individuals, not as a category, their racial bias could be reversed in 15-30 minutes.
  
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• Carbon credits 'like printing money'

  25-08-2015 02:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The vast majority of carbon credits generated by Russia and Ukraine do not represent cuts in emissions, according to a new study.
  
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• The end of ‘Snowball Earth’ was caused by the planet WOBBLING

  25-08-2015 02:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Birmingham University study has found that the second ice age during the Cryogenian period ended with regular advances and retreats of the ice, caused by the Earth wobbling on its axis.
  
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• Why your dog doesn't feel guilty... even when he looks like this! Experts say sad eyes and wrinkled brows aren't evidence of contrition at all

  25-08-2015 01:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While pictures of hangdog pets might convince us they have seen the error of their ways, experts now say that ‘guilty’ expressions are not evidence of feelings of contrition at all.
  
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• Low-cost robot hand wins Dyson prize

  25-08-2015 01:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A budget-priced 3D-printed robotic hand for amputees is the UK winner of 2015's James Dyson Award for engineering design.
  
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• VIDEO: Could drones help tackle wildfires?

  25-08-2015 01:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How consumer technology could help keep an eye on wildfires
  
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• Are drones becoming a nuisance?

  25-08-2015 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Can tech keep our skies safe from feckless fliers?
  
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• Mutilated toucan gets 3D-printed beak

  25-08-2015 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Brasil's Luiza Bandeira reports on a toucan in Brazil who lost the upper part of its beak has it replaced with a prosthesis printed with a 3D printer.
  
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• Scientists are 'one step closer' to a universal flu vaccine

  25-08-2015 00:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two separate US teams say they have found a way to create a universal flu vaccine using a technique that targets a stable part of the flu virus, after promising trials on animals.
  
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• US Air Force warns 'Loose tweets destroy fleets' in wake of hacker attacks

  25-08-2015 00:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US Air Force has updated the old World War II slogan, 'Loose lips sink ships,' for the social media age, proclaiming 'loose tweets destroy fleets' in a campaign to stop airmen revealing too much online.
  
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