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• The tool that can sniff out a suicide bomber from 100 metres away

  20-11-2015 22:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The U.S. military is working on improving a device that could be used to detect concealed bombs and suicide vests such as those used in the Paris attacks from more than a football field away.
  
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• Boy pens design for how crashed planes could be found at sea and receives reply from Delta

  20-11-2015 22:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Benjamin wrote to Delta Airlines in Atlanta, Georgia, including a drawing of a plane with neon orange balloons attached to it.
  
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• Meet Surena: Iran reveals life-sized humanoid robot that can run, play football and speak Farsi

  20-11-2015 22:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Created by the University of Tehran, Surena stabds at 190 cm (6.2ft) tall, weighs 98 kg (216lb) and has four articulated limbs that allow it to walk, run and grasp objects.
  
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• Chocolate with flavours to 'rival fine wines' developed

  20-11-2015 22:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Belgium have found they can select specific yeasts to ferment cocoa beans shortly after they have been harvested to produce a range of different aromas and flavours.
  
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• How not to look stupid: Psychologists reveal the three types of foolish behaviour

  20-11-2015 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of Budapest found that by far the worst type of stupidity is ‘confident arrogance.’ This is when what someone overestimates their natural abilities.
  
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• Pimp my spacecraft: Orion craft that could take man to Mars gets metallic heat shield

  20-11-2015 22:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineers are updating Orion's thermal protection system in preparation for its next mission, Exploration Mission-1, where it will travel through the harshest conditions has ever endured.
  
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• Want to buy a UFO hunting satellite? Crowdsourcing project aims to scour the skies with a swarm of $10,000 CubeSats

  20-11-2015 22:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of developers in Canada has come up with a way for ordinary people to track extraterrestrial encounters. The team hopes to raise $50,000 to launch the device, called CubeSat for Disclosure.
  
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• How music could ease the pain of surgery: Listening before, during and after an op 'lowers anxiety, pain, as well as heart rate and blood pressure'

  20-11-2015 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of Zurich found the positive effects of listening to music were enhanced further when patients were allowed to choose the music they listened to.
  
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• LG kills off $499 Urbane 2 Android smartwatch after just SIX DAYS on sale due to mysterious 'hardware issues'

  20-11-2015 21:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The firm blames a  'hardware issue which affects the day-to-day functionality of the device' - but won't reveal the exact problem.
  
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• Air Force forced to write off brand new $115million gunship after pilot accidentally flies it UPSIDE DOWN during a test mission

  20-11-2015 21:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Air Force was testing a new AC-130J Hercules gunship above the Gulf of Mexico in April this year when the pilot lost control during a maneuver, causing it to turn upside down, a new report says.
  
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• China unveils new high-tech public toilets with Wi-Fi, vending machines and ATMs

  20-11-2015 20:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  China's capital city Beijing yesterday unveiled its next-generation restroom, named 'The Fifth Space', aiming to refresh the image of Chinese public toilets.
  
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• Never mind the Big Bang! Life on Earth began with a BIG BREATH as oxygen sprang from microscopic plants 2.5 billion years ago

  20-11-2015 20:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from a group of US and Canadian universities, including the University of Alberta tracked atmospheric changes through time using rock samples from Australia.
  
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• 6,600 year-old golden pendant found in prehistoric Bulgarian settlement

  20-11-2015 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The delicate two-gram pendant was discovered by archaeologists at the site of Solnitsata in Bulgaria, the site of the oldest prehistoric town in Europe.
  
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• Tesla's Musk seeks 'hardcore engineers'

  20-11-2015 19:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tesla boss Elon Musk appeals for software engineers to accelerate plans to build self-guiding cars, as the carmaker recalls all Model S cars sold over a potential seatbelt problem.
  
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• Marvel's Jessica Jones on Netflix: Everything you need to know

  20-11-2015 19:30
  
  Jessica Jones is the second Marvel series to be developed exclusively for Netflix. Following on from the success of Daredevil, the new show follows Krysten Ritter as the eponymous private detective, solving crimes in New York's grimy Hell's Kitchen district.
  Unlike other sleuths though, Jones used to be a superhero -- until a traumatic event in her past forced her to hang up the costume. Now, she takes on minor cases for cash, while caught in a spiral of despair and destructive behavior -- and
  
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• Skull from London Zoo bear that inspired Winnie the Pooh to go on display

  20-11-2015 19:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The author was influenced by a Canadian black bear called Winnipeg, who was loved and fed honey by his son, the real-life Christopher Robin, at London Zoo.
  
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• Video captures glacier collapsing in Mt Cook National Park creating an ice avalanche

  20-11-2015 19:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ryan Taylor, 22, was skiing and mountaineering at the time in Mount Cook National Park in New Zealand when a large block of ice dislodged and plummeted down the mountain.
  
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• Roundworm infection increases female fertility

  20-11-2015 19:21 via go.theregister.com
  
  Surprising finding among Bolivian ethnic group Scientists have – slightly improbably – discovered that infection by the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides increases fertility in women belonging to Bolivia's Tsimane ethnic group.…
  
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• Tesla is recalling ALL 90,000 Model S sedans over seat belt safety fears

  20-11-2015 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The recall was made today after a customer in Europe reported that her seat belt disconnected when she turned to talk to rear passengers. The company says the problem is due to a manufacturing error.
  
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• New scanner uses 3D imaging and 'tubular X-rays' to spot bombs and drugs

  20-11-2015 18:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  HALO uses 3D-imaging to understand the exact material an object is made of . The UK-made scanner can detect the presence of bombs by looking at their typical 'material signature'
  
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• 'Winnie-the-Pooh' skull revealed

  20-11-2015 18:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The skull of the bear that inspired the Winnie-the-Pooh books is going to be put on public display for the first time in a London museum.
  
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• Star Wars Battlefront review: pew-pew-pew, just because

  20-11-2015 18:36
  
      WIRED takes in the evocative sights of Star Wars BattlefrontBy: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Europe to rule on UK's 'unlawful' mass surveillance

  20-11-2015 18:25
  
  Judges at the European Court of Justice will decide whether the UK's controversial Dripa legislaiton is lawfulBy: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Is the search for happiness over? Experts discover the part of the brain that determines how cheerful we are

  20-11-2015 18:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Psychologists at Kyoto University found people who are more content, satisfied and happy have more grey matter in theirprecuneus - a part of the brain normally associated with consciousness.
  
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• Force Awakens prop photos intensify #WhereIsLuke mystery

  20-11-2015 17:48
  
      As part of our month-long build up to WIRED’s Star Wars special issue – and The Force Awakens – we’ve got a special look at some of the hand-crafted props used in the upcoming film.By: Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Continue reading...
  
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• Facebook safety, tech of 2015: Podcast 244

  20-11-2015 17:42
  
  
  We look at how Facebook's Safety Check can help people in trouble and glance back at our favourite technology from 2015.By: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
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• PARASITIC WORM found to boost women’s ability to have children

  20-11-2015 17:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, alters women's immune systems to make it easier for them to become pregnant, a study by the University of California Santa Barbara found.
  
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• The beasts lurking in YOUR home: From a spider's hairy mandibles to an earwig's pincers, scary details of bugs captured in close up

  20-11-2015 17:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  London-based photographer Mikael Buck took the incredible photos using a Sony 27R II camera with a 90mm macro lens and macro filter.
  
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• Is this the world's oldest BLING? 6,600 year-old golden pendant found in prehistoric Bulgarian settlement

  20-11-2015 17:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The delicate two-gram pendant was discovered by archaeologists at the site of Solnitsata in Bulgaria, the site of the oldest prehistoric town in Europe.
  
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• Force of nature: Breathtaking footage captures the moment an enormous glacier collapses sending an avalanche of ice and rock down a mountain

  20-11-2015 16:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ryan Taylor, 22, was skiing and mountaineering at the time in Mount Cook National Park in New Zealand when a large block of ice dislodged and plummeted down the mountain.
  
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• PowerUp FPV turns paper planes into drones using virtual reality headsets

  20-11-2015 16:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A former pilot from Haifa, Israel, developed the $159 PowerUp FPV gadget to so users can experience what it is like to get into the cockpit of a paper aircraft through a virtual reality headset (pictured).
  
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• The 10 diseases that could kill you in just ONE day revealed

  20-11-2015 16:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From Ebola, which has killed 11,314 people since an epidemic swept West Africa last year, to meningitis and MRSA, here we reveal 10 of the most potent diseases in the world.
  
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• Hoard of 4,000 Roman coins unearthed in Switzerland beneath a cherry tree

  20-11-2015 16:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A farmer made the spectacular discovery when he spotted a molehill with some shimmering green coins on his land in Ueken in Switzerland, but he will not be allowed to keep the hoard.
  
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• Tim Peake takes his last test before blasting off to the International Space Station

  20-11-2015 16:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tim Peake is today taking part in the final exam training session at the Gagarin Cosmonauts' Training Centre in Star City, outside Moscow before his mission to the ISS on December 15.
  
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• Tesla is 'ramping up' its efforts to build a self-driving car

  20-11-2015 15:47
  
  Telsa's Elon Musk is "ramping up" efforts to develop the world's first fully-autonomous car.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• How Heroes of the Storm is evolving with new modes and 'crazy characters'

  20-11-2015 15:42
  
      Heroes of the Storm is a love letter to fans of Blizzard's games -- a mash-up of Warcraft, Starcraft, and Diablo, with characters from classics such as The Lost Vikings and upcoming titles like Overwatch joining the mix, all battling it out in a competitive MOBA.
  Having officially launched in June this year, the game is about to expand with new modes and new heroes joining its 50-strong roster of playable ch
  
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• Video appears to show a dying carp being brought back to life in China

  20-11-2015 15:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A video showing a half-dead fish being brought back to life has set the Chinese internet abuzz, with online users launching a heated discussion on how it is done.
  
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• We watched an artist set fire to themselves on stage

  20-11-2015 15:06
  
  Last week at the National Theatre in London the US-Canadian performance artist Cassils did a full body burn from start to finish, all the way from the set-up until the last spark had been extinguishedBy: Rowland Manthorpe, Continue reading...
  
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• Pigeons classify breast cancer images

  20-11-2015 14:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A study finds that pigeons, with training, can identify breast cancer in mammagrams just as accurately as human experts.
  
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• One fifth of Britons would prefer to stay at a hotel run entirely by robots

  20-11-2015 14:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A fifth of British adults (19 per cent) believe robots are more trustworthy than humans, saying they'd prefer to leave their luggage with them as a result.
  
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• Failed Zano drones investigated by Trading Standards

  20-11-2015 13:55
  
  Pembroke Council was unable to comment on the reasons behind the investigation, but said it had already received several complaintsBy: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Is ‘winged object’ flying past the sun in image released by NASA a UFO?

  20-11-2015 13:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to outer space conspiracy theorists, the object is flying too close to the sun to be human technology, and they have therefore concluded that it is an alien spaceship.
  
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• Fallout 4 bug fixes will arrive next week

  20-11-2015 13:37
  
  With Fallout 4 out in the wilds now, players are digging in and discovering all kinds of hidden secrets in Bethesda's open world, post-apocalyptic RPG. They're also finding plenty of bugs too, but the developer has said it intends to squash as many of those digital radroaches as possibleBy: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Goole,Yorkshire residents launch their own internet search engine

  20-11-2015 13:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The inhabitants of the East Yorkshire town, which is 30 miles west of Hull, say they were forced to take drastic action after the search engine made it appear as though they 'didn't exist'.
  
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• Twitter profiles pretending to be members of the monarchy gain 1.9m followers

  20-11-2015 12:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tongue-in-cheek bio on the satirical social media profile reads: 'Queen of everywhere you'd want to visit. One's new book "Still Reigning" is out now.'
  
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• The smartphone ('hand computer') as explained by XKCD's Randall Munroe

  20-11-2015 12:47
  WIRED preview's Randall Munroe's Thing Explainer, out 24 November.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• MIT's ingestible sensor can monitor vital signs

  20-11-2015 12:47
  
  Researchers at MIT have developed an ingestible sensor that can measure vital signs without any external contact.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• One in five kids believe everything Google tells them

  20-11-2015 12:43
  
  Only one third of of 12 to 15-year-olds could identify ads in Google search results, despite them being in orange boxes with the word 'Ad' appended.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• Weird molluscs have EYES in their armour: Pearl-like lenses give chitons a blurry view of the world to help them avoid predators

  20-11-2015 12:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) revealed the structure of the chiton's unusual eyes to show they have a blurry view of the world.
  
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• Apple's Jimmy Iovine apologizes over sexist comments about women

  20-11-2015 12:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 62-year-old (right), who was discussing Apple Music's latest advert, said he 'always knew' women found it difficult at times and added that they might need help making music playlists.
  
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