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• £13m for Cardiff University compound semiconductor research

  28-01-2017 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Funding of £13m is awarded to compound semiconductor research - the technology behind smartphones, tablets and satellite communications.
  
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• Trump executive order prompts Google to recall staff

  28-01-2017 15:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google fears employees from seven Muslim-majority countries may not be allowed back into the US.
  
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• From driverless cars to space tourism: what's the future of transport?

  28-01-2017 15:00
  
  By: Ruby Lott-LavignaContinue reading...
  
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• The truth behind claims burnt toast and roast potatoes give you cancer

  28-01-2017 11:00
  
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• New mercury threat to oceans from climate change

  28-01-2017 06:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rising temperatures could boost mercury levels in fish by up to seven times the current rates, say Swedish researchers.
  
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• Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg drops case to acquire Hawaiian land

  28-01-2017 06:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Facebook founder's use of "quiet title" laws to acquire land led to criticism from residents.
  
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• Virtual reality 'could help treat vertigo'

  28-01-2017 02:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Virtual reality could be used to diagnose and treat visual vertigo, according to a team of Cardiff University scientists.
  
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• Dream Chaser 'space taxi' arrives at Edwards Air Force

  28-01-2017 02:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sierra Nevada Corporation has delivered its Dream Chaser spacecraft to Edwards Air Force Base ahead of its 2019 missions to supply cargo to the International Space Station.
  
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• Seeds offer clue to domesticated plants' larger size

  28-01-2017 02:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The seeds of domesticated plants could offer clues as to why cultivated crops are larger than their wild cousins, a study suggests.
  
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• The self-destructing phone Donald Trump may NOT be using

  28-01-2017 01:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Boeing Black phone is an ultra secure, self-destructing phone that is given to the incoming US president. But new reports revealed Donald Trump is still using his personal Android.
  
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• NASA study shows how much radiation hits you on a plane

  28-01-2017 01:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA researchers launched a large helium balloon into the stratosphere from Fort Sumner, New Mexico to study the effects of cosmic radiation in our atmosphere.
  
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• Corn turning french hamsters into 'deranged cannibals'

  28-01-2017 01:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A diet of corn is turning wild hamsters in northeastern France into deranged cannibals that devour their offspring, alarmed researchers have reported. Lack of vitamins is leaving them starving.
  
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• NASA honors Apollo 1 crew 50 years after deadly launchpad fire

  28-01-2017 00:53 via go.theregister.com
  
  It's a grim week of remembrance for America's rocketeers Pics and video  On Friday, NASA unveiled a new memorial for Command Pilot Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Senior Pilot Edward White II, and Pilot Roger Chaffee, who perished when fire broke out in their Apollo 1 capsule.…
  
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• Dogs are generous even during complex tasks, study finds

  28-01-2017 00:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna found that prosocial behaviour in dogs even extends to complex situations. But, they found dogs are more likely to share with friends.
  
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• CT scan finds human skull in display at Pittsburgh museum

  28-01-2017 00:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CT scans of the 'Arab Courier Attacked by Lions' taxidermy diorama on display at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History reveal the artists included a human skull in the design.
  
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