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• 'Tinder for the elderly' has arrived: App lets over-50s swipe left or right to find love

  23-11-2015 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stitch is like Tinder, but connects older adults for meaningful relationships, not random hook-ups. The dating app was developed for adults 50 and older and match them with romantic and platonic relationships.
  
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• The iPhone 'lifejacket': Apple patent reveals case with built-in flotation device to prevent water damage

  23-11-2015 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Apple are working on an automated bumper system which doubles as a flotation device, absorbing shock from falls while also protecting the phone from water damage.
  
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• You CAN die from a broken heart: Scientists explain why elderly couples often die together

  23-11-2015 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's long been said that a person can die from a broken heart, but now, a nine-year study of elderly couples in the U.S. suggests that there may be truth behind the expression.
  
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• The science of hotel sex: Researchers reveal why we prefer someone else's bedroom 

  23-11-2015 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Having sex in a hotel room, instead of your own bedroom, can causes a rush of the 'happy' neurotransmitter dopamine, experts say.
  
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• Google can remotely bypass the passcode of 74% of all Android devices, claims report

  23-11-2015 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This is according to a document prepared by the New York District Attorney's Office which reveals just how easily investigators could see the contents of a device.
  
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• US moves toward mandatory registration of drones

  23-11-2015 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Owners of drones weighing 250 grams or more should provide authorities with their name and address and put an ID number on the aircraft, experts hired by the FAA have recommended.
  
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• Earth could be surrounded by ‘hairy’ dark matter

  23-11-2015 22:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The focus, or 'root', of one such hair would be about a million kilometres above Earth, just beyond the moon, according to recent computer simulations on dark matter done by Nasa.
  
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• China begins testing world's largest radio telescope

  23-11-2015 22:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Measuring 500 metres in diameter, the world’s largest radio telescope in Guizhou Province, south-west China, is in the final stages of completion. Testing was carried out on Saturday by engineers.
  
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• Google reveals it has developed a Star Trek communicator badge

  23-11-2015 22:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google's search boss, Amit Singhal, revealed the working prototype in an interview with Time magazine.
  
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• Are you ready to bag some Black Friday 2015 bargains?

  23-11-2015 22:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Following on from last year's sell-out sales, FEMAIL has created a guide to some of the best Black Friday deals, from tech and toys to cosmetics and vacuums.
  
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• Boa constrictor is caught killing TWO primates at once

  23-11-2015 22:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists came upon a boa constrictor using its muscular body to take down two baby marmosets from a tree.The snakewrapped itself around one and clung to the other by its legs.
  
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• How Hitler built a SUPERGUN

  23-11-2015 22:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Hugh Hunt at Cambridge University has analysed photographs and documents of the V3 gun to understand the technical difficulties that plagued the project.
  
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• Ancient DNA plots centuries of genetic changes that have shaped modern man

  23-11-2015 22:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research led by a team at Harvard Medical school has for the first time tracked the genetic changes and migrations that moulded modern Europeans using DNA from prehistoric humans.
  
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• Why we always overdo Thanksgiving dinner: Scientists reveal what happens to our bodies when we overeat

  23-11-2015 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When the hormone peptide tyrosine starts working, we get the sensation of being full. However, this takes 30 minutes to take effect, according to a dietician at the University of Texas.
  
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• VIDEO: Why Philippines faces climate questions

  23-11-2015 20:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Philippines, which is vulnerable to climate change, has confirmed controversial plans for more coal-fired power stations.
  
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• DisneyLife goes live: App streams films and TV for £9.99 a month

  23-11-2015 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The app (pictured) was unveiled last month and is now available on the Apple App Store and Google Play. It is launching in the UK today and is expected to launch in other regions soon.
  
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• Volcanoes WEREN'T to blame for extinction of the dinosaurs

  23-11-2015 20:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Leeds researchers calculated the impact on of years of sulphur dioxide emissions from continental flood basalts, on the Earth's climate, vegetation and oceans.
  
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• Revolutionary 'flat' camera could make your next phone as thin as a credit card

  23-11-2015 20:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in Texas have developed a camera small enough to fit inside of a credit card, and doesn’t require a lens. The camera called FlatCam could have use in security and disaster-relief.
  
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• One of last northern white rhinos dies

  23-11-2015 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A northern white rhinoceros dies in a zoo in San Diego, California, leaving only three of the animals still alive in the world.
  
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• Instant messaging will change the way brands talk to customers

  23-11-2015 19:28
      Companies should communicate with their customers using instant messaging, an online retailer has said.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Genetic history of Europeans revealed

  23-11-2015 19:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A study of ancient DNA has shed new light on the genetic history of Europeans, confirming that farming spread across Europe due to an influx of ancient people from what is now eastern Turkey.
  
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• Drones will make it easier to park your car, says Orbital Insights

  23-11-2015 19:19
      Drones will be able to monitor your shopping habits and make it easier to park in the coming years.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Drones will make it easier to park your car, says Orbital Insight

  23-11-2015 19:19
      Drones will be able to monitor your shopping habits and make it easier to park in the coming years.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• MH370 hunt moves to where British pilot believes it crashed

  23-11-2015 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The deep sea hunt for the missing Malaysian Airlines planehas now shifted to a remote area of the Indian Ocean, where Simon Hardy believes it crashed in a 'controlled ditching' into the sea.
  
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• Amazon wants to own the checkout process

  23-11-2015 19:09
      The average Briton regularly deals with 19 online accounts that require a username and password.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• 'We need to teach people to trust the buy button again,' says Sebastian Siemiatkowski

  23-11-2015 19:06
      Sebastian Siemiatkowski isn't in the e-commerce business -- he's in the business of reducing friction.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Mars is destroying its 'suicidal moon' Phobos and the remains of the doomed satellite will cause a Saturn-style ring to orbit the planet

  23-11-2015 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers from University of California, Berkeley said the satellite's remains will encircle Mars, causing it to become the first non-gaseous planet in our solar system to sport rings.
  
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• Relay wants your phone to be a wallet and Twitter a shop

  23-11-2015 18:46
      Less than five percent of all transactions take place online, and only 15 percent of those go through mobile. Stripe wants to change that.By: Cara McGoogan, Continue reading...
  
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• Xbox One compatibility with original Xbox 'very challenging'

  23-11-2015 18:40
  
  Anyone hoping to play games from the original Xbox on the Xbox One could be in for a long wait -- making software intended for the 14-year old console would be "very challenging", according to Microsoft.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Apple, Facebook and Google call for encryption protections

  23-11-2015 18:30
  
  Leading technology companies, including Apple, Facebook, Google, Twitter, IBM and Intel have called for politicians around the world to protect encryption standards.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Philippines battles climate dilemma

  23-11-2015 18:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Philippines, which is vulnerable to climate change, has confirmed controversial plans for more coal-fired power stations.
  
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• VIDEO: Handbag tells you not to spend money

  23-11-2015 18:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Students in Dundee design a handbag that tells you not to spend money when a bank card is removed from an inside pocket.
  
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• London ethnically diverse from start

  23-11-2015 18:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A DNA study confirms London was an ethnically diverse city from its very beginnings, BBC News has learned.
  
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• Netflix picks up 'Lost in Space' reboot

  23-11-2015 17:59
  
  Netflix's next original series could see it stepping into high-concept sci-fi, with the streaming video service picking up an update to the classic 1960s series Lost in Space.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Your micro-expressions reveal what you're really thinking

  23-11-2015 17:55
      Companies spend billions trying to find out what consumers think. But now, deep learning, computer vision and cognitive neuroscience could unlock the mystery for a fraction of the cost. By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• UK astronaut 'ready' for first space flight

  23-11-2015 17:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Sarah Rainsford speaks to Tim Peake, who will soon be making history as the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station.
  
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• Volcanoes DIDN'T wipe out the dinosaurs: Simulations reveal the eruptions wouldn't have been powerful enough to affect plants and animals

  23-11-2015 17:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Leeds researchers calculated the impact on of years of sulphur dioxide emissions from continental flood basalts, on the Earth's climate, vegetation and oceans.
  
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• Europe didn't catch the pox from Christopher Columbus – scientists

  23-11-2015 17:35 via go.theregister.com
  
  Syphilis was around before his New World jaunt, Austrian skeleton suggests The skeleton of a six-year-old infant unearthed in Austria is challenging the theory that syphilis was imported into Europe from the New World by the ship's crew of Christopher Columbus.…
  
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• Boost brain power by putting a plant in every room and meditate for 12 minutes a day

  23-11-2015 17:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Here, Dr Mike Dow, author of The Brain Fog Fix - and and an LA-based psychiatrist - suggests simple ways we can improve our brain health and be more alert each day...
  
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• Inside Russia's war room where Vladimir Putin masterminds Syria airstrikes

  23-11-2015 17:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Russia's strongman Vladimir Putin has been overseeing the daily airstrikes in Syria from a colossal three-floor war room in Moscow.
  
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• Morocco's MEGA PLANT will power a million homes using sunlight: Advanced solar tech provides energy even after dark

  23-11-2015 16:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The solar plant in Ouarzazate will use 500,000 mirrors to power a city during day and night using Concentrated Solar Power which harnesses sunlight to melt salt and power a steam turbine.
  
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• Virtual reality shopping will give 'tailored' experiences

  23-11-2015 16:31
      Virtual reality is going to allow us to have personal, customised, shopping experiences.
  By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Syphilis is found in remains of a child dead 170 years before Columbus's US voyage

  23-11-2015 16:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from MedUni Vienna studied a skeleton (pictured) found during excavations at the cathedral square of St Pölten, Austria to find signs of the disease as early as 1320 AD.
  
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• Ford's Drug Driving Suit simulates the effects illegal substances have on your body

  23-11-2015 16:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the Meyer-Hentschel Institute in Germany developed the suit for Ford's Driving Skills for Life programme so motorists can understand the risks of driving under the influence.
  
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• Wearables should be soft, stylish and sexy

  23-11-2015 15:55
      Wearables need to be soft -- and not just on the body -- but also attract an emotional responseBy: Nicole Kobie, Continue reading...
  
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• UFO hunters spot a 'MOUSE' on Mars in the latest images from the Curiosity rover

  23-11-2015 15:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'mouse' (ringed) was spotted by amateur astronomer Joe White from Bristol. He noticed the bizarre rock on the ridge of the red planet's Gale Crater.
  
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• Easy access to online porn blamed for the rise of compulsive sexual behaviour

  23-11-2015 15:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ready supply of sexual images makes it difficult foryoung people with sex addictions to resist the urge to find porn, a University of Cambridge study found. One in 25 are thought to be sex addicts.
  
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• PENGUINS oily feathers have natural 'de-icer' that could keep aircraft wings clear

  23-11-2015 15:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from he University of California, Los Angeles studied penguins' feathers in detail to reveal their de-icing trick that means their feathers are never clogged with ice.
  
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• Delivery drones will need no-fly zones to keep our skies safe

  23-11-2015 15:33
  
     There will be no-fly zones for drones bringing parcels to homes, the creator of the world's first personal delivery drone has said. 
   By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• The Slow Mo Guys create their own fire tornado and capture it in slow motion video

  23-11-2015 15:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Texas-based filmmakers The Slow Mo Guys used high-speed cameras and a ring of 12 fans to capture stunning footage of a fire tornado rising up to 10ft (3 metres) into the sky (pictured).
  
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