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• Philadelphia man builds 'magic mirror' for his girlfriend

  29-12-2015 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dylan Pierce, 25, gave the imaginative gift to his girlfriend, Amy, for Christmas this year. He built the entire piece from scratch, cutting the wood and programming the computer underneath.
  
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• Nasa reveals satellite images showing killer storms across USA

  29-12-2015 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa satellites were able to capture a 3D view of a supercell thunderstorm that moved from northern Mississippi into Tennessee, which generated two tornadoes.
  
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• National Geographic reveals its top pictures of 2015

  29-12-2015 23:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A massive tornado looms above a Colorado farm in the grand-prize winning photo of the National Geographic 2015 Photo Contest, chosen from more than 13,000 entries.
  
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• Scientists reveal most accurate ocean floor map in incredible detail 

  29-12-2015 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The map, created by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California,was created by measuring the shape and gravity field of Earth using a series ofEsa and Nasa satellites.
  
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• Apple iPhone 7 could use mysterious 'new compound' to make antenna INVISIBLE

  29-12-2015 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Chinese publication claims Apple has solved the 'antenna bar' issue - and that the iPhone 7 will have a 'new compound' to make them invisible.
  
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• Nasa expert reveals project to find the alphabet in satellite images

  29-12-2015 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two years ago, NASA Science write saw a 'V' in a smoke plume. He then reached out to the internet to help him find all 26 letters of the alphabet in the natural world and he just finished the gallery.
  
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• Spotify hit with $150 million copyright suit

  29-12-2015 22:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Lowery, best known for alternative rock bands Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven, asked a US judge to allow a class action suit on behalf of 'hundreds of thousands' of potential plaintiffs.
  
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• Samsung reveals 'bioprocessor' chip that can measure body fat and heart rate

  29-12-2015 21:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new chip is the first that can take multiple measurements - including body fat, skin temperature and heart rate - as well as process the information collected by itself, Samsung said.
  
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• Utopian Raspberry – Modern Oasis Machine asks how DOES a dog wear pants?

  29-12-2015 20:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Maxim deputy editor, Jared Keller, tweeted an image that asked 'If a dog wore pants would he wear them like this or like this?’ Within 2 hrs there were 11,000 tweets talking about it.
  
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• Magellan's RoadMate dashcam has two HD cameras to give drivers a 340° field of view

  29-12-2015 20:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The RoadMate 7670T-LM, which will be showcased at the CES in Las Vegas next week, includes two HD cameras that face forwards and back to capture a wider field of view.
  
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• Google's robot soldier dogs booted out by the Marines for being too loud

  29-12-2015 20:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Military bosses today revealed they have killed off Cujo, the four legged robot developed by Googe's Boston Dynamics, and its smaller sibling, Spot.
  
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• Amelia Earhart was Japanese prisoner in WWII, claims WC Jameson's new book

  29-12-2015 20:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The pioneering female aviator was spying on Japan's Pacific military secrets when her plane vanished in 1937, claims author W.C. Jameson, and the truth is still classified decades later.
  
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• E-cigarettes NO better for you than smoking regular cigarettes

  29-12-2015 19:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System concluded that e-cigarettes contain toxins that make them as harmful as the cigarettes they were designed to replace.
  
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• Disney reveals VertiGo robot that can climbs walls and even drive on the ceiling 

  29-12-2015 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Disney’s latest invention will drive you up the wall. Wall-climbing robot called VertiGo is equipped with four wheels and two propellers, which allow it flip upward and drive up walls.
  
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• Dr Marwa El Zein says anxiety enhances our 'fight or flight response'

  29-12-2015 19:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the French Institute of Health and Medical Research in Paris found anxious people use their motor cortex to detect threats while those who are laid back use their sensory circuits.
  
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• The REAL tin foil hat: $12 hipster headwear claim to be able to protect people from 'electromagnetic smog'

  29-12-2015 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shield Headwear is launching a trendy line of beanies and snapbacks to defend our brains from harmful radiation. The company designed its headwear with a special signal proof fabric.
  
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• Spanish singer Soraya performs concert for pregnant mums using BabyPods

  29-12-2015 18:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Spanish singer Soraya Arnelas Rubiales performed the concert for unborn babies using the BabyPod. The mothers-to-be inserted the tampon-size device to transmit music to the womb.
  
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• Fancy taking a day off? Send a 'social robot' to work in your place: Roboticists create machines that look and act like their owners

  29-12-2015 18:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Nadia Thalmann (pictured in the red dress), of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, is leading the development of a new generation of social robots (pictured in the black dress).
  
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• Apple is set to roll out four more radio stations for its music service

  29-12-2015 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  French website Consomac has reported four more stations - Beats 2, Beats 3, Beats 4, and Beats 5 - are in the pipeline and could be unveiled at Apple’s Spring event.
  
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• Google's robot soldier dogs booted out by the Marines: 'Cujo' and 'Spot' deemed too loud to help soldiers in battle

  29-12-2015 17:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Military bosses today revealed they have killed off Cujo, the four legged robot developed by Googe's Boston Dynamics, and its smaller sibling, Spot.
  
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• Worrying may be GOOD for you: Anxiety alters how our brains deal with danger and may enhance our 'fight or flight response'

  29-12-2015 17:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the French Institute of Health and Medical Research in Paris found anxious people use their motor cortex to detect threats while those who are laid back use their sensory circuits.
  
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• The Beats go on: Apple is set to roll out four more radio stations for its music service

  29-12-2015 17:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  French website Consomac has reported four more stations - Beats 2, Beats 3, Beats 4, and Beats 5 - are in the pipeline and could be unveiled at Apple’s Spring event.
  
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• Over 40 penguins were killed by dogs on beaches in South Africa last year

  29-12-2015 17:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Protective measures have been put in place along Burgher's Walk in Simon's Town, Cape Town to protect the endangered species (stock image).
  
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• Tasmanian devils are passing on 'contagious' CANCER when they bite each other

  29-12-2015 17:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The cancer causes tumours on the Tasmanian devil's face that are outwardly similar to a previously-discovered form of the disease, according to University of Tasmania experts.
  
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• Are you killing your household pets with secondhand smoke?

  29-12-2015 16:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study, by the University of Glasgow, also found cats are worse affected by smoking than dogs, but canines often gain more weight when living with a smoker.
  
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• Apple wins Christmas with 49% of all new devices activated running iOS

  29-12-2015 16:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to Flurry, which tracks 780,000 apps, 49.1% of new devices ran Apple's iOS software, although its share dropped below 50% since last year. The next competitor was Samsung, with 19.8%.
  
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• Coffee drinkers 'have a lower risk of sudden death, diabetes and cancer'

  29-12-2015 15:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Clare Collins, of the Dietitians Association of Australia, carried out a detailed review into the drink . She says caffeine may also help protect the brain against Parkinson’s disease.
  
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• God made Eve from Adam's PENIS and not his rib, claims religious academic

  29-12-2015 15:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ziony Zevit from the American Jewish University in Maryland said biblical Eve may have been made from Adam's baculum, or penis bone, rather than his rib.
  
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• Physicists use 'quantum quirk' to make a cloud of atoms exist in two places at once

  29-12-2015 15:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Stanford University in California have created atoms in the same quantum state 21- inches (52cm) apart for the first time. An image of a fictional Star Trek transporter is pictured.
  
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• Jesus saves! Belief in God encourages people to value the lives of others equally - even those from other religions

  29-12-2015 15:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study involved 555 Palestinian teenagers between the ages of 12 and 18, living in the West Bank and Gaza, 80% of whom said they prayed regularly.
  
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• Classic Pokémon trading cards are making a comeback

  29-12-2015 14:57
  
  Prepare for playground wars to erupt once more -- the original Pokémon trading cards are getting reissued, as part of the 20th anniversary of the franchise.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Ancient Celtic genomes reveal ancestral roots of modern Irish people

  29-12-2015 14:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Queens University Belfast compared the DNA of a Stone Age farmer from Belfast with the remains of three Bronze Age males found in County Down.
  
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• Cartilage grown to rebuild body parts

  29-12-2015 14:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Patients needing surgery to reconstruct body parts such as noses and ears could soon be able to have treatment using cartilage which has been grown in a lab.
  
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• Are you killing your pets with secondhand smoke? Animals in fume-filled homes are at higher risk of developing cancer

  29-12-2015 14:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study, by the University of Glasgow, also found cats are worse affected by smoking than dogs, but canines often gain more weight when living with a smoker.
  
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• Ford wants to turn your car's rear wheel into a detachable UNICYCLE

  29-12-2015 14:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The patent, filed with Virginia-based United States Patent and Trademark Office, shows a design where the rear wheel of a car could be transformed into a motorised unicycle.
  
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• Ebola outbreak declared over in Guinea

  29-12-2015 13:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the end of the Ebola outbreak in Guinea, two years after the epidemic began there.
  
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• Google's vision for the future of design

  29-12-2015 13:30
  
  Google's Matias Duarte has a problem. In the next ten years he wants to replace the computer on your desk and the phone in your pocket with a smart, continuous mesh of information.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• What does Silicon Valley lobby the US government for?

  29-12-2015 13:18
  
  From aviation to banking, WIRED breaks down tech's lobbying interests.By: Victoria Tang, Continue reading...
  
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• 'Psychonauts' sequel passes crowdfunding milestone

  29-12-2015 13:18
  
  Veteran games designer Tim Schafer's crowdfunding campaign for a sequel to cult favourite adventure game Psychonauts has raised more than $3m.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Future cities will be built from fungi bricks

  29-12-2015 13:15
  
  The eco-friendly city of the future will be made with fungi bricks, solar-panel windows and giant 3D printers.By: Kathryn Nave, Continue reading...
  
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• Could 'impossible' chemistry on super-Earths help them host life?

  29-12-2015 13:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have modelled what may happen to chemicals in the interior of super-Earth planets many times heavier than our own.
  
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• 2016 will herald the end of Google (sort of)

  29-12-2015 12:36
  
  Here are four tech trends that instead focus on what people actually do with their technology, once they've got it in their hands.By: Rowland Manthorpe, Continue reading...
  
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• Guinea declared Ebola free by WHO

  29-12-2015 12:20
  
  Guinea has been declared free of Ebola by the World Health Organisation (WHO), two years after the epidemic began in the west African nation.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• Irish people are descendants of farmers from the MIDDLE EAST: Ancient Celtic DNA shows agriculture caused a 'wave of immigrants' to move to Ireland

  29-12-2015 12:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Queens University Belfast compared the DNA of a Stone Age farmer from Belfast with the remains of three Bronze Age males found in County Down.
  
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• 2015 saw 'unprecedented' number of jellyfish in British waters

  29-12-2015 11:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The UK saw ‘unprecedented’ jellyfish invasions in 2015, due to warmer seas and overfishing, according to the National Trust.
  
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• This is the next generation of Google Glass

  29-12-2015 11:41
  
  Google has revealed the next generation of its Google Glass head-mounted display.
   By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• This is next generation of Google Glass

  29-12-2015 11:41
  
  Google has revealed the next generation of its Google Glass head-mounted display.
   By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• California trees and forests threatened by drought and lack of water

  29-12-2015 11:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Carnegie Institution used laser-guided imaging spectroscopy tools on the Carnegie Airborne Observatory to measure the impact of drought on California's forests.
  
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• Samsung Pay plans to enable US online shopping in 2016

  29-12-2015 10:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thomas Ko, global co-general manager of Samsung Pay, said 'lower-priced Samsung phones will likely start offering the
  mobile wallet in the US 'within the next year.'
  
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• After eight years, NASA's Dawn probe brings Ceres into closest focus

  29-12-2015 10:19 via go.theregister.com
  
  Three billion miles to get there, but so worth it More than a thousand times farther from Earth than the moon, farther even than the sun, an extraordinary extraterrestrial expedition is taking place. NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is exploring dwarf planet Ceres, which orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter.…
  
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