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• Earth could soon be much rainier than previously expected

  09-06-2017 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  High-altitude clouds trap heat in the atmosphere, but if there are fewer of these clouds in the future, the tropical atmosphere will cool, and cooling water vapor condenses it, turning it into rain.
  
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• Create a poem to stop forgetfulness

  09-06-2017 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Older people who find themselves losing things more frequently probably did not pay enough attention when they put them down or left them, experts have said.
  
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• Study suggests Trappist-1 planets formed from icy PEBBLES

  09-06-2017 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Amsterdam say the Trappist-1 system may have formed from the migration of pebbles. The process repeated over and over, until 7 plantes formed.
  
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• The elaborate mating rituals of pufferfish revealed

  09-06-2017 21:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The recently discovered white-spotted pufferfish builds underwater ‘crop circles’ to lure a female mate. The structure, which is 20 times the fish's size, is also used to protect the fertilized eggs.
  
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• Worm regenerates into two-headed creature in ISS study

  09-06-2017 21:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Tufts University sent flatworms aboard the International Space Station for five weeks to study how an absence of normal gravity can affect behavior, anatomy and growth.
  
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• You only have four hours left to get an early bird ticket to Inspirefest to see these amazing speakers! ow.ly/8Vus30csxNm

  09-06-2017 21:00 via twitter.com
  You only have four hours left to get an early bird ticket to Inspirefest to see these amazing speakers! ow.ly/8Vus30csxNm
  
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• Interested in working in the sci-tech industry? #careeradvice #jobfairy #jobtips ow.ly/Ms1N30csEDe

  09-06-2017 20:40 via twitter.com
  Interested in working in the sci-tech industry? #careeradvice #jobfairy #jobtips ow.ly/Ms1N30csEDe
  
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• Who's feelin' 22 today? #TaylorSwift #Spotify ow.ly/Pzp330csEvk

  09-06-2017 20:20 via twitter.com
  Who's feelin' 22 today? #TaylorSwift #Spotify ow.ly/Pzp330csEvk
  
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• Elon Musk says Tesla's birth was ‘the only chance’ for EV

  09-06-2017 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a flurry of tweets this morning, the Tesla CEO revealed the decision to create the electric vehicle company came on the heels of General Motors’ recall of its electric cars in 2003.
  
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• Antibiotics and vitamin C could kill cancer cells

  09-06-2017 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Giving cancer cells an antibiotic followed by vitamin C effectively starves them of their 'fuel', resulting in their death in the lab, according to researchers from the University of Salford.
  
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• Got that #FridayFeeling? Curl up and relax with some inspirational #longreads this evening. ow.ly/RxdS30csEnS

  09-06-2017 20:00 via twitter.com
  Got that #FridayFeeling? Curl up and relax with some inspirational #longreads this evening. ow.ly/RxdS30csEnS
  
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• Falsehoods and free press: how to fight the tide of online propaganda

  09-06-2017 20:00
  
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• Start-ups at @TSSG_WIT are taught first and foremost about the importance of user experience. #UX #UI #UXdesign ow.ly/mdrt30csy2l

  09-06-2017 19:40 via twitter.com
  Start-ups at @TSSG_WIT are taught first and foremost about the importance of user experience. #UX #UI #UXdesign ow.ly/mdrt30csy2l
  
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• Who are the most influential brands in IoT? #autotech #iot ow.ly/mKXJ30csvUq

  09-06-2017 19:20 via twitter.com
  Who are the most influential brands in IoT? #autotech #iot ow.ly/mKXJ30csvUq
  
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• Prevention is better than cure when it comes to the fire brigade. And #data is the answer. ow.ly/D68B30cstHc

  09-06-2017 19:00 via twitter.com
  Prevention is better than cure when it comes to the fire brigade. And #data is the answer. ow.ly/D68B30cstHc
  
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• News and sports websites 'vulnerable to attack'

  09-06-2017 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fewer than 10% of top news and sport websites use basic security protocols to protect content, study finds.
  
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• Square mile maps reveal how different world's cities are

  09-06-2017 18:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A PhD student at the University of California, Berkeley has recreated hand-drawn city maps which each show one square mile of a city's road networks.
  
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• Early bird ticket sales ends tonight! Check out who's speaking at #Inspirefest this summer! ow.ly/Gh2H30csxFK

  09-06-2017 18:40 via twitter.com
  Early bird ticket sales ends tonight! Check out who's speaking at #Inspirefest this summer! ow.ly/Gh2H30csxFK
  
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• iOS 11 could halve storage needed for photos and video

  09-06-2017 18:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple's iOS 11 is set to include two new camera formats that will will save users at least 50 percent of storage space on devices, without having to sacrifice image quality - HEVC and HEIF.
  
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• There were winners from across Europe in different sectors ranging from ICT to fintech. @StartUpEUAwards ow.ly/RiXe30csjhQ

  09-06-2017 18:20 via twitter.com
  There were winners from across Europe in different sectors ranging from ICT to fintech. @StartUpEUAwards ow.ly/RiXe30csjhQ
  
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• Vending machines let people PAY for Instagram likes

  09-06-2017 18:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Snatap, the firm behind the vending machines, has installed them in six Russian cities - Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ufa, Saratov, Petrozavodsk and Cheboksary, as well as Prague.
  
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• Dr Ellen Kooijman will be at the #UCDFestival tomorrow. #WomeninSTEM ow.ly/guWk30csaxk

  09-06-2017 18:00 via twitter.com
  Dr Ellen Kooijman will be at the #UCDFestival tomorrow. #WomeninSTEM ow.ly/guWk30csaxk
  
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• Stunning film animates NASA Apollo images

  09-06-2017 17:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Filmmaker Christian Stangl spent over 18 months on the project, and describes it as an 'animated collage'. It uses techniques such as stop motion and panoramic stitching to bring the photographs to life.
  
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• One letter's difference in DNA causes photic sneezing

  09-06-2017 17:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sneezing when going from a dark room to bright light, a condition called photic sneezing, affects about one in four people and has been traced to a single letter change in one spot in our DNA.
  
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• UCD researchers will take part in a new programme to improve cancer rehabilitation and patients' quality of life ow.ly/geFR30cs9Xi

  09-06-2017 17:45 via twitter.com
  UCD researchers will take part in a new programme to improve cancer rehabilitation and patients' quality of life ow.ly/geFR30cs9Xi
  
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• 'Intriguing anomalies' could rewrite the rules of physics

  09-06-2017 17:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Three separate physics teams from Japan, the US and the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland yielded a result with 99.95 percent certainty that a fundamental part of the standard model is wrong.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Fidelity’s Irish iLab team envisions the future of work through a VR lens ow.ly/2nqC30csJc0

  09-06-2017 17:28 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Fidelity’s Irish iLab team envisions the future of work through a VR lens ow.ly/2nqC30csJc0
  
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• Could SNAKE VENOM replace aspirin?

  09-06-2017 17:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the National Taiwan University found the protein slows the rate of clot formation in mice and does not cause excessive bleeding, unlike existing blood-thinning medications.
  
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• Remember the poll that predicted the Labour surge? We explain the methodology

  09-06-2017 17:17
  
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• First pictures confirm OnePlus 5 WILL have a dual camera

  09-06-2017 17:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Just days before it is officially unveiled, Shenzhen-based OnePlus has revealed the first photos of its OnePlus 5 smartphone.
  
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• Japan to launch a fleet of self-navigating cargo ships

  09-06-2017 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tokyo-based Mitsui OSK Lines is one of a number of shipping firms behind plans to build smart cargo vessels that would utilise AI software to plot the safest, shortest and cheapest routes at sea.
  
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• Dublin Fire Brigade's John Lynch says the right #data could save lives. @DubCityCouncil ow.ly/PFKu30cst00

  09-06-2017 17:00 via twitter.com
  Dublin Fire Brigade's John Lynch says the right #data could save lives. @DubCityCouncilow.ly/PFKu30cst00
  
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• Want to work in sci-tech? We can help siliconrepublic.com/careers/jobs-t…

  09-06-2017 16:50 via twitter.com
  Want to work in sci-tech? We can help siliconrepublic.com/careers/jobs-t…
  
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• Shake it off, Taylor Swift: Superstar ends bad blood with Spotify siliconrepublic.com/play/taylor-sw…

  09-06-2017 16:49 via twitter.com
  Shake it off, Taylor Swift: Superstar ends bad blood with Spotify siliconrepublic.com/play/taylor-sw…
  
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• Check out the winners at the @StartUpEU Awards! #fintech #robotics #health ow.ly/M1J830csiHk

  09-06-2017 16:45 via twitter.com
  Check out the winners at the @StartUpEU Awards! #fintech #robotics #health ow.ly/M1J830csiHk
  
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• Weekend takeaway: Be inspired siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/insp…

  09-06-2017 16:42 via twitter.com
  Weekend takeaway: Be inspired siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/insp…
  
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• Getting drunk young doubles your risk of an early death

  09-06-2017 16:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Florida found 37 percent of those who get drunk before the age of 15 suffer from an alcohol abuse disorder in later life, compared to 11 percent who stayed sober.
  
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• Have a #jobinterview coming up? Is it on the phone? Keep calm and follow our tips. #phoneinterview #jobseekers ow.ly/rXnr30cs6ct

  09-06-2017 16:30 via twitter.com
  Have a #jobinterview coming up? Is it on the phone? Keep calm and follow our tips. #phoneinterview #jobseekers ow.ly/rXnr30cs6ct
  
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• Whisky snobs scotched by artificial tongue

  09-06-2017 16:27 via go.theregister.com
  
  Boffins claim fluorescent dyes could help detect fake booze Think you know your Bell's from your Balvenie? Your Jim Beam from your Jameson? Well, if a team of German researchers have their way, an artificial tongue might have you licked.…
  
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• The best E3 2017 trailers, games and latest news in one place

  09-06-2017 16:26
  
  By:Matt Burgessand Andy VandervellContinue reading...
  
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• Our complete guide to the latest E3 2017 news, trailers and games

  09-06-2017 16:26
  
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• Our complete guide to latest E3 2017 news, trailers and games

  09-06-2017 16:26
  
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• Latest E3 2017 trailers and news: Nintendo confirms Metroid Prime 4 in development

  09-06-2017 16:26
  
  By:Matt Burgessand Andy VandervellContinue reading...
  
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• Latest E3 2017 news and trailers: Skyrim coming to VR in 2017

  09-06-2017 16:26
  
  By:Matt Burgessand Andy VandervellContinue reading...
  
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• E3 2017 trailers and games: Nintendo confirms Metroid Prime 4 in development, Mario release date

  09-06-2017 16:26
  
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• E3 2017 starts next week. Here's what to expect

  09-06-2017 16:26
  
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• All the latest E3 2017 news, trailers and games

  09-06-2017 16:26
  
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• Hey! Have you got your #Inspirefest ticket yet? The early bird ticket sale ends at midnight! ow.ly/JKLQ30csdln

  09-06-2017 16:15 via twitter.com
  Hey! Have you got your #Inspirefest ticket yet? The early bird ticket sale ends at midnight! ow.ly/JKLQ30csdln
  
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• New iPhone 8 reveals sleek case and wider display 

  09-06-2017 16:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Images leaked by Slashleaks ahead of the global release of the iPhone 8 suggest the Home Button has moved to the screen itself and the display might stretch right to the edge of the device.
  
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• UX sells: How TSSG start-ups are taught to design for the user experience first siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/ux-t…

  09-06-2017 16:07 via twitter.com
  UX sells: How TSSG start-ups are taught to design for the user experience first siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/ux-t…
  
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