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• Solar Impulse 2 performs a spectacular fly-by of the Statue of Liberty in stunning photos

  11-06-2016 19:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A solar-powered airplane finished crossing the United States on Saturday, landing in New York City after flying over the Statue of Liberty during its historic bid to circle the globe.
  
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• Team17 founder Debbie Bestwick made MBE

  11-06-2016 12:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An award-winning veteran of the video games industry is made an MBE.
  
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• Toys-to-Life games only 'scratching the surface'

  11-06-2016 11:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of the brains behind Skylanders and toys-to-life games tells Newsbeat the genre has scope to grow even bigger.
  
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• Solar Impulse flies over night-time New York

  11-06-2016 10:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A plane powered only by the sun travels to New York City for a photoshoot at the Statue of Liberty, ahead of crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
  
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• Sony confirms 'PS4.5' console will be released this year and have support for 4K TVs

  11-06-2016 05:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rumors of a more powerful version of the PlayStation 4 have been confirmed. Sony's CEO said it will have improved graphics, faster processor and support 4K TVs. Now date was given for release.
  
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• Apple app could be revealed on Monday alongside iOS 10 and new Macbooks

  11-06-2016 05:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The firm is believed to have been planning the app for several months, and it will allow Apple and Android owners to message each other easily - and securely.
  
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• Tesla forced to give Model X owners a free sunshade after they complain

  11-06-2016 05:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tesla is shipping Model X owners free mesh shades after receiving complaints about excessive sunlight seeping in through the massive windshield. These shades are said to block 66% of light.
  
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• YouTube historian Lindybeige claims Medieval armies DIDN’T use fire arrows

  11-06-2016 05:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a new video, YouTube historian Lindybeige explains that the properties required to keep an arrow ablaze would counteract the motivations for using arrows in the first place.
  
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• Google sensors detect tiny movements to play music with Design I/O device

  11-06-2016 05:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Playing the world's saddest tune on the tiniest violin is no longer just a gesture. Using Google's Project Silo, Design I/O taught the system to recognize hand gestures and play a violin solo.
  
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• Experts claim they can predict your age and income from your apps

  11-06-2016 05:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers analysed the app choices of thousands of Android users to determine the predictability of your lifestyle, and found that apps can reveal many demographic attributes.
  
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• Interactive map reveals light pollution around the globe

  11-06-2016 05:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international team used high-resolution satellite data and sky brightness measurements from all all over the world to produce a global atlas of light pollution (illustrated)
  
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• Electricity free DIY aircon Eco-Cooler uses old plastic bottles

  11-06-2016 04:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bangladesh is known for its scorching temperatures, but many do not have electricity to power an aircon. Now there is Eco-Cooler, a DIY system that uses just plastic bottles and cardboard.
  
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• Who would win in a showdown between Superman and Batman

  11-06-2016 04:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A group of science students at Leicester University pitched DC comic's Superman, Batman and the Flash against Marvel's Iron Man, Spider-Man and Wolverine.
  
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• Nobel prize winners warn leaving EU poses 'risk' to science

  11-06-2016 04:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A group of 13 Nobel prize-winning scientists warn leaving the EU poses a "key risk" to British science.
  
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• Medieval armies DIDN’T use fire arrows: Researchers claims they would 'not be practical in open battle'

  11-06-2016 03:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a new video, YouTube historian Lindybeige explains that the properties required to keep an arrow ablaze would counteract the motivations for using arrows in the first place.
  
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• 2,100-year-old Antikythera Mechanism found in Aegean Sea

  11-06-2016 02:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The team says the relic found in Greece was a calendar of the sun and the moon showing phases of the moon, position of the sun and moon in zodiac, position of the planets, and predicted eclipses.
  
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• Giant skeleton at Natural History Museum was bound by sheets of the Kent Messenger

  11-06-2016 02:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Natural History Museum in London are replacing Dippy the Diplodocus with a blue whale in 2017. They have discovered that the bones of the whale are held by newspaper.
  
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• Nasa images reveal the massive dust storms on Mars

  11-06-2016 01:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new Nasa study has given unprecedented insight into the giant storms that can engulf the entire red planet, and found they can grow to engulf the entire planet.
  
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• E3 boots up

  11-06-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A look ahead to some of the biggest announcements and titles at 2016's E3 video games expo.
  
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• E3 2016 Gaming extravaganza boots up in LA

  11-06-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A look ahead to some of the biggest announcements and titles at 2016's E3 video games expo.
  
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• The new map of the Earth's plates that means textbooks really WILL have to be rewritten

  11-06-2016 00:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new models have revealed that ancient events may have left deep 'scars' that can trigger changes at the surface – including the folding, breaking, or flowing of the crust in tectonic plates.
  
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• UCL scientists discover Dalek has 4 types of antibiotic-producing bacteria during swab

  11-06-2016 00:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Adam Roberts at University College London is leading a project named 'Swab and Send', which encourages people to take samples from around their homes and send them to the lab.
  
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• The Playstation Neo is real - Sony confirms 'PS4.5' console will be released later this year and have support for 4K TVs

  11-06-2016 00:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rumors of a more powerful version of the PlayStation 4 have been confirmed. Sony's CEO said it will have improved graphics, faster processor and support 4K TVs. Now date was given for release.
  
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• Oops! Tesla forced to give Model X owners a free sunshade after they complain about heat and glare from giant glass roof

  11-06-2016 00:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tesla is shipping Model X owners free mesh shades after receiving complaints about excessive sunlight seeping in through the massive windshield. These shades are said to block 66% of light.
  
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• Chinese space station 'out of control', will do best firework impression

  11-06-2016 00:14 via go.theregister.com
  
  No need to panic, says British astroboffin The Chinese space agency has apparently lost control of its Tiangong 1 mini-space station, which is expected to return to Earth as a fireball.…
  
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• Is Apple set to bring iMessage to Android? App could be revealed on Monday alongside iOS 10 and new Macbooks

  11-06-2016 00:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The firm is believed to have been planning the app for several months, and it will allow Apple and Android owners to message each other easily - and securely.
  
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