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• Science leaders make investment case

  29-09-2015 23:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leading figures in the scientific community argue for a lift in public research spending to boost the British economy.
  
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• How tiny killer flies pounce on prey

  29-09-2015 23:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists record the first video footage of tiny killer flies catching prey in mid-air, in a study of how the creatures pick their targets.
  
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• VIDEO: Tiny killer fly caught on camera

  29-09-2015 23:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Neuroscientists have recorded the first video footage of a tiny killer fly catching its prey in mid-air.
  
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• Star Wars' lightsaber 'possible' by getting light particles to stick together

  29-09-2015 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland have taken a step toward building objects out of photons in super-chilled gas.
  
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• 'Can you hear me now?': Edward Snowden joins Twitter and amasses thousands of followers in minutes (...but he's only following the NSA) 

  29-09-2015 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former CIA employee who notoriously leaked confidential information to the public appeared on the social media site on Tuesday morning with a coveted blue tick.
  
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• Daily chores 'reduce stress and nervousness, improving wellbeing'

  29-09-2015 22:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Washing the dishes mindfully, focusing on the smell of soap and the feel of the plates, significantly reduces feelings of tension and nervousness, scientists at Florida State University found.
  
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• Twitter investigating scrapping 140-character tweet limit to rival Facebook

  29-09-2015 21:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twitter is working on a product that will allow users to share content longer than 140 charactersto compete with Facebook's revamped notes features and blogging sites.
  
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• Facebook hoax that says site is about to make your data public is fake

  29-09-2015 21:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Oneversion of the scam claims that members can pay a fee to have their information made private. In response, Facebook has issued a statement saying: 'Facebook is free and it always will be.'
  
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• Sonos unveils smart speaker that can tune itself to sound superb in ANY room

  29-09-2015 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wireless speaker company Sonos is releasing a software update that will intelligently calibrate sounds to account for the shape of the room and the obstacles in it.
  
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• London taxi rules would 'end Uber'

  29-09-2015 20:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Uber says a consultation on private hire regulation could spell an end to the way the taxi-hailing app operates.
  
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• Tutankhamun's tomb could contain doors to Queen Nefertiti's burial chamber

  29-09-2015 20:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mamdouh Eldamaty, Egypt's antiquities minister, said scratching on the northern and western walls are similar to those found by Howard Carter on the entrance of King Tut’s tomb.
  
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• Snowden launches Twitter account

  29-09-2015 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fugitive US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden opens an account on the social network website Twitter, following one other user - the NSA.
  
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• Tesla Model X: the world's coolest electric family car?

  29-09-2015 19:38
  
     Tesla's new electric SUV has space for seven adults and their stuff, heavy duty towing capabilities and a bioweapon defence mode in case of the apocalypse.By: K.G Orphanides, Continue reading...
  
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• This company is designing the future of office furniture

  29-09-2015 19:07
  
  Steelcase is the world’s biggest office-furniture maker. WIRED goes behind the scenes at its R&D labs.By: Nick Compton, Continue reading...
  
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• How to create a happier, fitter and more productive office

  29-09-2015 19:07
  
  Steelcase is the world’s biggest office-furniture maker. WIRED goes behind the scenes at its R&D labs.By: Nick Compton, Continue reading...
  
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• Google to unveil new Nexus handsets, Chromecast TV dongle and Pixel tablet in bid to topple Apple

  29-09-2015 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new $499 Nexus6p has a 5.7inch screen,  the $379 5x a 5.2inch screen.Both handset run Marshmallow, the latest version of Android.
  
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• Google adds wi-fi to old hi-fis

  29-09-2015 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google unveils a budget-priced accessory that lets old hi-fis and other speaker systems stream audio over wi-fi.
  
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• Peering inside Pompeii's tragic victims: Incredible CT scans reveal bodies in unprecedented detail - laying bare their bones, delicate facial features and even their dental cavities

  29-09-2015 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists have spent the past year carefully restoring and scanning the preserved bodies of 86 Romans who died when Mount Vesuvius erupted in Pompeii in 79AD.
  
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• Angry lefties slam Apple for favouring right-handed users

  29-09-2015 18:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A number of iPhone 6s Plus users have noticed the dock stays on the right in Landscape mode, which makes it difficult for left-handed people to use, and are moaning about it on Twitter.
  
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• Saturn's rings' spiralling ripples reveal the planet's internal structure

  29-09-2015 18:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers at Cornell University and the California Institute of Technology are studying images beamed back of Saturn's rings by the Cassini spacecraft to learn more about the patterns.
  
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• 'Glowing' Hawksbill TURTLE discovered in South Pacific's Solomon Islands

  29-09-2015 18:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Marine biologist David Gruber came across the spectacular sight off the Solomon Islands and described it as looking like 'a big spaceship gliding into view'.
  
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• Google's 5P and 6X are the future of Nexus

  29-09-2015 18:13
  
  Google has announced two Nexus phones, the 5X and the 6P.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Bronze Age 'sauna' discovered off Scottish coast: Building may have been used for religious ceremonies 4,000 years ago 

  29-09-2015 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The sauna house was found on the island of Westray in Orkney. It was unearthed complete with a network of cells and a water tank for creating steam.
  
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• Mac OS X El Capitan review: the Mac's future, or Apple's past?

  29-09-2015 17:00
  
  The announcement of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro earlier this year was the clearest sign yet that while Apple remains outwardly committed to the Mac, it also knows iOS has a future beyond mobile phones, watches and smallish tablets.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• How to make your own monitor mount

  29-09-2015 17:00
  
  Monitors can take up a lot of desk space. This DIY guide explains how to build a strong, durable cheap and flexible mount.By: Jeremy Cook, Continue reading...
  
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• Norman Foster takes on Mars: Architect's firm reveals their award-winning vision for an astronaut's life on the red planet 

  29-09-2015 16:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The concept has won Foster + Partners second prize and People’s Choice award in a Mars habitat design competition at a ceremony in New York.
  
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• This shape-shifting material is inspired by cuttlefish

  29-09-2015 16:30
  
  Engineers at MIT are trying to create a composite material that can change its structure in an instantBy: Gian Volpicelli, Continue reading...
  
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• Ancestor of the Black Death found in 20 million year old flea fossil

  29-09-2015 16:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A flea trapped in amber (pictured) discovered in a mine in the Dominican Republic has been found to be carrying a bacteria similar to Yersinia pestis, which causes the bubonic plague.
  
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• Meet the neurosurgeon who uses a 3D printer before operating

  29-09-2015 16:23
  
  Ed Smith, a paediatric neurosurgeon at Boston Children's Hospital, uses 3D printed models to get a feel for brains.By: Clive Thompson, Continue reading...
  
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• Omega-3 can now be made from algae, not overfished sardines

  29-09-2015 16:15
  
  Omega-3 can now be made from CO2 plus the Sun -- instead of overfished sardines.By: Sophia Epstein, Continue reading...
  
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• Are Apple's new iPhones secretly WATERPROOF?

  29-09-2015 16:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two separate torture tests were carried out by San Francisco-based SquareTrade, and YouTube user Zach Straley. They included dropping and dunking the phones (pictured).
  
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• Facebook reacts to hoax privacy posts

  29-09-2015 16:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The social network has hit back at the latest round of rumours about privacy settings with a light-hearted reassurance to its Earth-bound users.
  
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• How Hollywood is helping to design the perfect TV

  29-09-2015 15:40
  
  Paradox of colour: how Hollywood is trying to design a perfect TVBy: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Alan Moore: 'Electricomics' is groundbreaking, but print is still superior

  29-09-2015 15:39
  
      Author of some of the most widely celebrated works the comics industry has ever seen, Alan Moore's career is defined by reimagining classic characters and creating scores of originals. His latest work sees the celebrated writer experimenting with an entirely new medium, and seeing where digital comics can lead.
  With digital anthology Electricomics now available, Moore speaks to WIRED about the genesis of the project, what inspired his own contribution to the collection, a
  
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• UK team pioneers experimental cure for age-related blindness

  29-09-2015 15:34 via go.theregister.com
  
  An end to macular degeneration? We'll have a better idea in November A UK medical team is pioneering a potential cure for age-related blindness, with a treatment aimed at replacing damaged cells.…
  
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• Cyberattacks have created an invisible but vast war zone

  29-09-2015 15:25
  
  Every month, it seems, a mammoth cyberattack sponsored by a nation state comes to light. With nations the world over bolstering their cyber arsenals, WIRED looks at those that have garnered the most headlines.By: Kim Zetter, Continue reading...
  
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• Fingerprints reveal whether you're black or white

  29-09-2015 15:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the North Carolina State University found ridge patterns (like those pictured) were different in people of European and African ancestry.
  
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• Medical devices attract hackers

  29-09-2015 14:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers have found evidence that thousands of critical medical machines, such as MRI scanners, are available to access online.
  
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• Economy Airbus passengers could soon be travelling in SLEEP PODS

  29-09-2015 14:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Sleeping boxes' would be stacked both beside and on top of others – and separated by a sound-proof bulkhead so tired passengers can get some sleep.
  
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• Is this the Black Death's ancestor? Bacteria found inside 20 million-year-old flea may be ancient strain of the bubonic plague

  29-09-2015 14:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A flea trapped in amber (pictured) discovered in a mine in the Dominican Republic has been found to be carrying a bacteria similar to Yersinia pestis, which causes the bubonic plague.
  
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• World's tiniest land snail is so small it fits inside the eye of a NEEDLE

  29-09-2015 14:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Angustopila dominikae (pictured) is the smallest known land snail and its shell measures just 0.86 millimetres. It was one of seven 'microsnail' species discovered in the Guangxi province, China.
  
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• Are Apple's new iPhones secretly WATERPROOF? 'Torture tests' reveal devices can survive submersion... as well as stints inside an OVEN

  29-09-2015 14:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two separate torture tests were carried out by San Francisco-based SquareTrade, and YouTube user Zach Straley. They included dropping and dunking the phones (pictured).
  
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• Spirit of Steve Fosset lives on as glider is poised to soar to 90,000ft

  29-09-2015 14:28 via go.theregister.com
  
  Flying high in the wave-riding Perlan 2 The Perlan 2 unpowered glider is on course to soar to a record-breaking 90,000ft (27,400m) next year, following a successful first test flight last week at a more modest 5,000ft (1,500m).…
  
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• VIDEO: Areas identified for Wildcat survival

  29-09-2015 14:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Conservationists have identified six areas in the Western Highlands as places where the wildcat has the best chance of surviving, as Graham Satchell reports.
  
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• First UK patient receives stem cell treatment for sight loss

  29-09-2015 13:44
  
  A patient has become the first in the UK to receive pioneering new stem cell treatment to save her sight.By: Becca Caddy, Continue reading...
  
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• This bridge is 180 metres high, 300 metres long and made of glass

  29-09-2015 13:16
  
      The newly-opened glass foot bridge in China's Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is a record-breaker.By: K.G Orphanides, Continue reading...
  
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• Google and NASA hop into bed with quantum computing biz

  29-09-2015 13:08 via go.theregister.com
  
  Canadian outfit D-Wave Systems signs 'largest' deal its history NASA and Google have signed a seven-year deal with D-Wave Systems to install its new 1,000 qubit processor machines.…
  
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• World's tiniest land snail is so small it fits inside the eye of a NEEDLE: Shell of newly discovered species is less than a millimetre tall

  29-09-2015 13:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Angustopila dominikae (pictured) is the smallest known land snail and its shell measures just 0.86 millimetres. It was one of seven 'microsnail' species discovered in the Guangxi province, China.
  
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• Russian crackdown on pirated music

  29-09-2015 13:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Widely used Russian social network VKontakte must use "effective technology" to end pirated music on its site.
  
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• Rare-tree success for UK scientists

  29-09-2015 12:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK scientists germinate seeds from the endangered Japanese Birch, a species with only 21 known survivors in the wild.
  
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