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• Ebola staff given New Year honours

  30-12-2015 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Doctors and nurses involved in the fight against the world's worst outbreak of Ebola have been recognised in the New Year Honours list.
  
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• Researchers find dogs can recognise other canines with a single glance

  30-12-2015 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In 2013, nine domesticated canines were observed at the National Veterinary School in France to determine if dogs can identify other dogs, just by simply looking at them.
  
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• 'Demon star' Algol first spotted by Egyptian astronomers 3,000 years ago

  30-12-2015 22:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have finally confirmed the ancient Egyptian's direct knowledge of Algol, linkingit with the mythological figure Horus using a papyrus calender.
  
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• SOLAR STORM set to arrive on New Year's Eve will make auroras more visible

  30-12-2015 22:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A solar storm headed toward Earth today is set to send off 2015 with flare.
  People in some areas of the United States may get a rare opportunity to view the colourful Northern Lights.
  
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• Apple's iPhone set for thinner, lighter and brighter OLED screens in 2018

  30-12-2015 21:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two Korean firms to spend$12.8 billionto build upproduction capacity, with the first OLED iPhones expected to arrive in 2018.
  
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• Samsung gives glimpse into its R&D lab at Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas

  30-12-2015 21:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While Apple is notoriously secretive about its upcoming products, Samsung is set to give a rare glimpse into its R&D labs at CES next week and showcase three new gadgets from its C-Lab.
  
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• JAQ fuel cell that could mean your phone never runs out of battery

  30-12-2015 21:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Swedish developers have created the world's smallest fuel cell, and it can keep your batteries charged when you're on and off the grid. 'JAQ' uses water and salt to power the portable charger
  
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• FCC says US internet speeds have more than tripled since 2011

  30-12-2015 21:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The FCC said average download connection speeds had increased to
  nearly 31 megabits per second (Mbps) in September 2014 from
  about 10 Mbps in March 2011.
  
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• Japanese experiment ‘generates electric current without energy consumption'

  30-12-2015 21:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in Japan and China may have found the key to developing low power consumption devices. Using 'topological insulators,' the team has proposed a way to create electrical current.
  
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• ‘800-year-old mobile phone’ left behind by ALIENS in Austria, new conspiracy theory claims

  30-12-2015 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The object, allegedly found in Salzburg, Austria, is thought to be a clay model of a mobile phone with a cuneiform writing engraved on the keys.
  
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• US military drops Google 'robot mules'

  30-12-2015 20:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US military has shelved plans to develop 'robotic mules' for the field, saying they are too noisy.
  
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• El Niño is STILL growing as Nasa predicts 'weather chaos' for 2016

  30-12-2015 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa today warned theUS of 'the arrival of steady, heavy rains and snowfall' as the full extent of the effects of El Nino are expected to hit.
  
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• University of Mississippi study finds erectile dysfunction 'increases risk of early death by 70%'

  30-12-2015 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Mississippi scientists revealed that men suffering erectile dysfunction are more likely to die prematurely, because the condition is closely linked to cardiovascular disease.
  
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• Oculus Rift comes with an unlikely free game

  30-12-2015 19:33
  
  Virtual reality platform Oculus Rift still doesn't have a set release date, but we now know something that everyone will be playing on it whenever it does arrive -- Lucky's Tale. A 3D platformer suitable for all ages, the game will be included with every headset, for free.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Giant tortoise fossil reveals Bolivia's lowland past: 5ft-long reptile lived when the Andes were drier and 9,000ft LOWER than they are today

  30-12-2015 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Remains of a giant tortoise that roamed the Altiplano plateau 13 million years ago in southern Bolivia has revealed how the area was much lower and warmer than it is today.
  
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• Infant Cries Translator app can decode what a baby's crying actually means

  30-12-2015 19:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin has developed an app, The Infant Cries Translator, which can differentiate four sounds of baby crying and tell you what your baby wants.
  
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• Shining UFO filmed flying above Popocatepetl volcano sparks heated online debate

  30-12-2015 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Webcams in Mexico captured the eerie light moving erratically above the volcano of Popocatepetl, which lies in the Trans-Mexican volcanic belt in the centre of the country.
  
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• Byzantine monastery unearthed in Tel Aviv: Remains of ornate 1,500-year-old building with a 'holy doormat' mosaic is found alongside an ancient palatial farmhouse

  30-12-2015 18:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The buildings were unearthed at Rosh Ha'ayin near Tel Aviv, in Israel ahead of construction work in the region, and will be preserved for posterity. The remains of the monastery are shown.
  
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• Apple agree to pay £234m to settle Italian tax dispute after it is investigated for fraud

  30-12-2015 18:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has agreed to pay £234m to Italy following an investigation into tax fraud allegations. Italy's tax authorities say the company failed to pay £647m in corporation tax between 2008 and 2013.
  
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• VIDEO: Space firm creates a 'real hoverboard'

  30-12-2015 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A US-based firm tells the BBC that footage it released of a floating aircraft is real and it hopes to put the vehicle on sale soon.
  
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• El Nino 'could be as bad as 1998'

  30-12-2015 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nasa warns that the effects of the current El Nino weather phenomenon could be as bad as that of 1998, the strongest on record.
  
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• Fighting games will be reborn in 2016

  30-12-2015 17:32
  
  While all eyes are turned to (or perhaps rather, encased in) virtual reality as being the next breakout gaming trend, there's a smaller, quieter, but arguably equally exciting shift brewing. As the release calendar currently stands, 2016 is poised to be the year when fighting games make a strident resurgence -- and that could be a very good thing for gaming as a whole.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Look out! El Niño is STILL growing as Nasa predicts 'weather chaos' for 2016 as 'Godzilla' phenomenon hits America

  30-12-2015 16:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa today warned theUS of 'the arrival of steady, heavy rains and snowfall' as the full extent of the effects of El Nino are expected to hit.
  
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• Interstellar is 2015's most pirated film

  30-12-2015 16:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Interstellar was illegally downloaded 47 million times in 2015, according to a piracy-tracking study.
  
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• US Navy bosses reveal 'tailsitter' drone that can land anywhere

  30-12-2015 16:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Northrop Grumman will build a full-scale demonstrator system of the craft under a new US Navy and Darpa contract. It will turn any Navy ship into an aircraft carrier.
  
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• What were YOUR #2015BestNine Instagram posts?

  30-12-2015 16:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 2015BestNine site can analyse photos on any public account and collects the numbers of likes each image received. MailOnline's grid is shown.
  
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• Now that's soft focus! Mechanical mirror made of POM POMS shows fuzzy silhouettes of people who stand in front of it

  30-12-2015 16:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New York-based artist Daniel Rozin used an Xbox Kinect motion sensor plus hundreds of pom poms and motors to make the mirror (pictured) move.
  
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• Astronaut pictures from ISS give a unique perspective on 2015

  30-12-2015 16:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Striking images taken by astronauts on the ISS give a glimpse of how they see the Earth as they orbit the planet 16 times every day at more than 17,227mph (27,724km/h).
  
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• Argos recalls Nevaboard hoverboards over fear of electrocution

  30-12-2015 16:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The £300 Nevaboard (pictured) has been recalled by Argos due to safety concerns. The retailer has sold just under 3,000 Nevaboards and says they don't meet technical requirements.
  
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• Hopping 'scout' drones could find our first home on Mars: Nasa wants the robots to explore the planet's terrain in search of a settlement site

  30-12-2015 16:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and space company Astrobotic in Pennsylvania, are developing autonomous drones capable of scouting tunnels left by lava flows on Mars.
  
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• Pluto is captured in glorious 'stained glass' technicolour: Nasa footage shows the dwarf planet cloaked in rainbow hues

  30-12-2015 15:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The movie footage (still pictured) was pieced together using snaps taken by the probe's infrared imaging spectrometer, Leisa, during a flyby in July.
  
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• Samsung turns its TVs into smart home hubs in 2016 with Internet of Things

  30-12-2015 14:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The full range of Samsung's Smart TVs (example shown) and IoT ecosystem will go on display at next month's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
  
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• The ultimate 'bunk bed' for pampered pets

  30-12-2015 14:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brazilian mattress company, Colchão Inteligente Postural in the town of Campo Bon, has designed a bed with a small compartment for pets (pictured) incorporated its side.
  
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• Mind-bending Right Cup tricks your brain into thinking water is juice

  30-12-2015 13:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A New York company, led by diabetic Isaac Levi, has launched The Right Cup, to help people drink more water. Mr Levi said he created it because he has to avoid sugary drinks but hates the taste of water.
  
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• Twitter updates online abuse rules

  30-12-2015 13:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twitter refreshes its guidelines to signal it is taking a tougher stance against cyberbullying.
  
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• Would sir care to see the post-pub nosh menu?

  30-12-2015 13:05 via go.theregister.com
  
  One year of wobbly dining neckfiller delights We trust that readers have recovered from the annual Yule Orgy of Excess, where faces are stuffed with mince pies and turkey, all washed down with prodigious quantities of booze.…
  
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• Apple fined in Italy tax case

  30-12-2015 12:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple's Italian subsidiary agrees to pay 318m euros (£235m; $348m) following an investigation into tax fraud allegations, says Italy's tax office.
  
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• Scientists figure out how to bring data back from inside a black hole 

  30-12-2015 12:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have calculated how to bring back quantum information from inside a black hole by using 'quantum teleportation.'
  
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• Anti-virus plug-in put millions at risk

  30-12-2015 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google reprimands a cybersecurity company whose software disabled in-built safety features in the Chrome browser.
  
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• Back from the brink: Scientists prove it IS possible to retrieve information from a black hole using 'quantum teleportation'

  30-12-2015 12:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have calculated how to bring back quantum information from inside a black hole by using 'quantum teleportation.'
  
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• Did this shell belong to an ancient giant armadillo? 3ft fossil found in Argentina may have protected 10,000-year-old glyptodont

  30-12-2015 12:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Antonio Nievas discovered a 3ft (one metre) long shell (pictured) on a riverbank in Argentina which may be from a glyptodont – a prehistoric kind of giant armadillo.
  
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• Blackbeard the pirate was actually an aristocratic family man who gave up wealth

  30-12-2015 12:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Historians working for the North Carolina Office of Archives and History have unearthed historical documents in Jamaica that suggest the pirate was a caring family man and respected war veteran.
  
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• This photographer wants to be the first artist in space

  30-12-2015 12:26
  
     "Space travel has been a lifelong fascination," says German photographer Michael Najjar. "Now fiction has become reality".By: Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Continue reading...
  
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• This factory is leading London's vinyl revival

  30-12-2015 12:08
  
  WIRED's series on tools for trades comes to a factory at the forefront of the vinyl revival.By: Rowland Manthorpe, Continue reading...
  
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• Chinese farmer finds giant mushroom and claims it's the secret to long life

  30-12-2015 11:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A farmer from Liaoning, north-east China, has come into an unexpected bit of luck when he stumbled on a giant mushroom believed to hold the secret to immortality.
  
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• This company is making haptic controllers a reality

  30-12-2015 11:43
  
  Ultrahaptics' palpable sonic sensations could bring about new ways to control a car or play computer gamesBy: Gian Volpicelli, Continue reading...
  
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• WatchShop quiz shows how much time you'll spend working, sleeping and having sex

  30-12-2015 10:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tool predicts how much time you'll spend doing tedious chores before you die, as well as more pleasureable activities and was created by WatchShop.com in Reading.
  
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• Twitter changes its rules to ban 'hateful conduct'

  30-12-2015 10:43
  
  Twitter has updated its rules in an attempt to crackdown on abuse being dished-out online.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Samsung turns its TVs into smart home hubs: Next-generation sets let you control all your household gadgets from your couch

  30-12-2015 10:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The full range of Samsung's Smart TVs (example shown) and IoT ecosystem will go on display at next month's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
  
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• VIDEO: Is it time for more laws to govern space?

  30-12-2015 10:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Clive Coleman investigates the statutes that have their origins in the Cold War space race.
  
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