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• The playlist that could save your life: best songs for CPR

  23-03-2017 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New York Presbyterian Hospital has released a 40-track playlist with songs that teach you how to match a 100 chest compression rate. The Bee Gees' Stayin' Alive took the top spot on the list
  
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• Mystery of Andromeda's bright region solved

  23-03-2017 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New observations from NASA’s NuSTAR mission reveal the mysterious object near the center of Andromeda could be a pulsar – the highly magnetized leftovers of a dead star.
  
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• Apple's iPhone 8 will go on sale in September

  23-03-2017 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new analyst note warns the firm will not be able to meet demand when it announces the phone in September, with most units not being available until later in the year.
  
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• Facebook copies Slack with emoji reactions and mentions 

  23-03-2017 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook has taken all it can from Snapchat and is moving on to other platforms. The firm introduced Reactions and Mentions to Messenger that looks similar to Slack's features.
  
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• MOONDUST will keep astronauts alive on the lunar surface

  23-03-2017 23:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ESA is looking into the capabilities of moondust to absorb energy from the sun and store it in the soil, which could later be released to power heat engines when the long night falls.
  
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• Apple says hackers DIDN'T get into iCloud servers

  23-03-2017 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'There have not been any breaches in any of Apple's systems including iCloud and Apple ID,' an Apple spokesperson said - but didn't rule out hacks of third party servers.
  
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• Where do you live? Interactive map reveals US MEGAREGIONS

  23-03-2017 22:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The map reveals the 'real' regions of America and the emergence of gigantic 'megaregions' from Manhattana in New York to El Asfalto in Los Angeles.
  
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• Intel has created a mysterious new computer memory design

  23-03-2017 21:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The technology, from California-based Intel, is a computer 'building block' that acts like a Swiss army knife - it can handle several functions, replacing the need for separate components.
  
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• The perfect wine bottle that will never spill a drop 

  23-03-2017 21:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new wine bottle, designed by researchers at Brandeis University, has a circular groove just below its lip that prevents wine from dripping, allowing it all to fall off the bottle immediately into the wine.
  
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• WikiLeaks claims CIA can bug 'factory fresh iPhones'

  23-03-2017 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WikiLeaks has released a new set of documents called Vault 7 'Dark Matter,' which it claims confirms that the CIA has been spying on Apple devices for roughly a decade.
  
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• How to get fried eggs perfectly crispy

  23-03-2017 21:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bon Appetit magazine has revealed that a lot of olive oil is the secret to a crispy fried egg - and its experts warn against flipping the egg over if you want the perfect runny yolk.
  
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• Facebook testing site chat bubbles as comment format

  23-03-2017 21:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook could replace its current comment format with 'conversational' style chat bubbles. The firm is testing a design that displays comments in the app similar to how users converse in Messenger.
  
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• iPhone users warned about dangerous 'Siri 108' prank 

  23-03-2017 20:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A prank is spreading through social media like wildfire, urging iPhone users to tell Siri '108'. The trick prompts the digital assistant to call emergency services and is tying up phone lines.
  
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• Kaikoura: 'Most complex quake ever studied'

  23-03-2017 20:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  2016's big quake in New Zealand will likely prompt a rethink about how such events are expected to behave.
  
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• Study reveals mass extinction 35m years ago in Australia

  23-03-2017 20:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Evidence of a mass extinction of Australian animals 35 million years ago, when Australia separated from Antarctica, has been discovered by Australian National University researchers.
  
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• Carbon dioxide in the air could be into harmless methanol 

  23-03-2017 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the US Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York have discovered the catalyst needed to turn carbon dioxide into useful products.
  
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• Human trials of age-reversing pill to start in six months

  23-03-2017 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of researchers from the University of New South Wales in Australia have discovered a key molecular process in DNA repair that could stop cells from ageing and help DNA to reverse damage.
  
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• Google adds audio call update to Duo

  23-03-2017 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google said it would offer an audio-only option on its Duo video calls service to help in times of poor connection, and was adding a feature to permit file sharing in group chats on Allo.
  
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• Wind turbine is the world's biggest at 722 feet

  23-03-2017 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Each of the propellers of the turbine, which is located in Maade, Denmark, is 80m (263ft) in length and weighs about 38 tonnes. The turbine can produce 260,000kwh in just 24 hours.
  
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• The most common cause of cancer? Simple bad luck

  23-03-2017 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Despite the belief cancer is usually inherited or triggered by lifestyles, two thirds of cases can be put down to DNA errors, experts from Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center claim.
  
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• Early galaxies found hiding in 'super halos' of hydrogen

  23-03-2017 19:00
  
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• Apple has paid NO TAX in New Zealand for at least 10 years

  23-03-2017 18:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple's New Zealand parent company is registered in Australia, and the firm says that two countries have an agreement where tax is only paid in Australia.
  
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• Religions countries perform worse in maths and science

  23-03-2017 18:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Leeds Beckett University ranked the strength of religious belief in 82 countries and and found that children in secular societies perform better in maths and science.
  
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• Scientists switch on 'artificial sun' in German lab

  23-03-2017 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The giant honeycomb-like structure is based near Cologne, Germany and known as the 'Synlight' experiment. It uses 149 large spotlights normally found in cinemas to simulate sunlight.
  
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• Lawrence Krauss on religion, science and our intellectual journey through the Universe

  23-03-2017 18:00
  
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• Robotic FRUITS are sensors that monitor temperature

  23-03-2017 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technologyin Dübendorf created an artificial sensor which monitors the temperature of fruit during transit.
  
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• Treasure trove of wooden Roman artefacts shown first time

  23-03-2017 17:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A £1.3m ($1.6m) grant from Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) was given to the Vindolanda Trust in Northumberland to enable the public to see the unique collection of wooden Roman artefacts.
  
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• The ROTOR ships set for a comeback

  23-03-2017 17:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Global shipping firm Maersk is planning to fit spinning 'rotor sails' to one of its oil tankers as a way of reducing its fuel costs and carbon emissions.
  
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• Wolf spiders have distinct personalities

  23-03-2017 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wolf spiders have a wide spectrum of personality, researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found. They live and hunt alone, but they engage in a unique courtship dance.
  
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• Fruit-shaped sensor 'can improve freshness'

  23-03-2017 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The sensor comes in orange, apple, banana and mango varieties and alerts to cooling problems.
  
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• Here are all the new cloud types added to the Cloud Atlas for 2017

  23-03-2017 16:41
  
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• Gallery: all the new clouds officially recognised by the Met Office

  23-03-2017 16:41
  
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• Analysis of the George III letters suggests he had mania

  23-03-2017 16:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from St George's University, London, programmed a computer to 'read' hundreds of King George III's letters, to understand his mental state.
  
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• Incredible pictures show 200 Arctic methane lakes

  23-03-2017 16:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The remarkable satellite imagesshow some of the lakes on the Yamal and Gydan peninsulas in Arctic Siberia which are leaking methane gas.
  
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• Apple to open iPhone factory in India within 2 months

  23-03-2017 15:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Taiwanese manufacturer Wistron will start making iPhone 6 and 6S models in tech hub Bangalore in the next four to six weeks according to a new report (stock).
  
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• Trump’s space bill promises humans on Mars by 2030s. Elon Musk isn’t happy

  23-03-2017 15:49
  
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• Google security cameras can be turned off by burglars

  23-03-2017 15:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jason Doyle, a security researcher from Florida, has found two flaws with the Google Nest series of security cameras, which which could allow burglar to take the system offline for more than 60 seconds.
  
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• Impossible Foods veggie burger to take on the US market

  23-03-2017 15:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Impossible Foods has announced is is moving into a new factory in East Oakland, California that will be capable of producing one million pounds of burgers every month.
  
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• NASA captures Etna erupting from the ISS

  23-03-2017 15:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency captured this image and shared it with his social media followers, admitting that at first glance you might miss the massive eruption.
  
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• Robotic hand covered in 'electric skin' created

  23-03-2017 14:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Glasgow have created a hypersensitive hand that could be used to make more responsive prosthetics for amputees.
  
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• SpaceX robot spotted on Florida drone ship

  23-03-2017 14:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Equipment was captured from a helicopter by space enthusiast Stephen Marr in Port Canaveral, Florida. The equipment is believed to be a highly anticipated Optimus Prime-style robot.
  
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• 'Baby Boom' supersonic jet is tipped for take off

  23-03-2017 14:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Boom Supersonic said it received $33million (£26million) in funding and was ready to build its XB-1 jet prototype. It will be created by Denver-based Boom.
  
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• Indian nuclear power plant contracts 'smallpox'

  23-03-2017 13:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts have said the pipes, which are made from a rare alloy, have contracted a smallpox-like virus which is spreading throughout two water reactors at the plant in Kakrapar in Gujarat.
  
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• FBI bosses grilled on secret face recognition program

  23-03-2017 13:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The agency came under fire for its unrestricted access to ID photos in 18 US states to help identify potential suspects - including innocent people who have never been charged with a crime.
  
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• Ageing is a disease. Gene therapy could be the 'cure'

  23-03-2017 13:00
  
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• How to smell like your cat

  23-03-2017 12:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The kitten-inspired scent was produced by Demeter Fragrance Library, which is based in New York. The smell of young animals is thought to trigger the release of dopamine.
  
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• Climate change has pushed Earth into 'uncharted territory'

  23-03-2017 12:31
  
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• US Army working on project to prevent ISIS suicide drones 

  23-03-2017 12:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Pentagon is concerned about the danger of an aerial raid of autonomous suicide bombers – drones laden with explosives that could crash into US troops in the combat zone.
  
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• Try this strange Pink Trombone voice simulator

  23-03-2017 12:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Pink Trombone voice simulator was created by Neil Thapen, a researcher at the Institute of Mathematics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.
  
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• Japan firm creates the world's most efficient solar panels

  23-03-2017 12:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The world's most efficient solar panels were created by researchers from Kaneka Corporation, a solar energy firm based in Osaka, Japan.
  
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