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• Discovery suggests water can exist in two liquid forms

  28-06-2017 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Through X-ray analysis, researchers at Stockholm University have found that water can exist as two different liquids at low temperature – a low density form, and one of higher density.
  
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• Wolf puppies show attachment to humans who hand raise them

  28-06-2017 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study, conducted by researchers at Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary, involved asking volunteers to raise wolf puppies as they would dog puppies.
  
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• How artificial intelligence is taking on ransomware

  28-06-2017 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Machine learning can analyze samples of good and bad software and figures out what combination of factors is likely to be present in malware.
  
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• Backwards asteroid orbits sun in the opposite direction

  28-06-2017 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Asteroid 2015 BZ509 orbits the Sun in the opposite direction to the planets and takes 12 years to make one complete orbit around the Sun - roughly the same time as Jupiter travelling in the opposite direction.
  
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• LG's $20k 77inch TV so light it can be hung with MAGNETS

  28-06-2017 22:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 77inch  Signature OLED TV W was first shown off at the CES event in January, and is now on sale. LG says the 4K semi-flexible screen attaches to the wall with magnets.
  
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• NASA says solar minimum is on the way

  28-06-2017 22:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  During solar minimum, certain types of activity, such as sunspots and solar flares will drop – but, it’s also expected to bring the development of long-lived phenomena including coronal holes.
  
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• .@NASA takes one step closer to supersonic #Xplane siliconrepublic.com/machines/nasa-…

  28-06-2017 21:25 via twitter.com
  .@NASA takes one step closer to supersonic #Xplane siliconrepublic.com/machines/nasa-…
  
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• Qualcomm makes fingerprint sensor that works through glass

  28-06-2017 21:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mobile chip company Qualcomm unveiled its fingerprint scanner today at the Mobile World Congress in Shanghai and it is not yet known whether it will be included in future handsets.
  
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• This gecko-inspired robot could finally help us clean up space

  28-06-2017 21:00
  
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• Brendan Ó Sé scoops top prize at #iphonephotography awards siliconrepublic.com/gear/iphone-ph…

  28-06-2017 20:50 via twitter.com
  Brendan Ó Sé scoops top prize at #iphonephotography awards siliconrepublic.com/gear/iphone-ph…
  
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• Words of #startup wisdom from the founder of language app @Smigin siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/smig…

  28-06-2017 20:35 via twitter.com
  Words of #startup wisdom from the founder of language app @Smiginsiliconrepublic.com/start-ups/smig…
  
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• Wolf pupies show attachment to humans who hand raise them

  28-06-2017 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study, conducted by researchers at Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary, involved asking volunteers to raise wolf puppies as they would dog puppies.
  
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• Backers of new @ChangexHQ 'Impact as a Service' platform include #Bebo founders ow.ly/S02W30d2aLF

  28-06-2017 20:20 via twitter.com
  Backers of new @ChangexHQ 'Impact as a Service' platform include #Bebo founders ow.ly/S02W30d2aLF
  
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• The science behind the perfect smile

  28-06-2017 20:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Minnesota used computer-animated 3D faces to pinpoint the most successful smile. Their findings suggest Julia Roberts has the perfect smile.
  
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• How is #NASA benefiting from the rise of the private space industry sector? #SpaceX siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nas…

  28-06-2017 20:10 via twitter.com
  How is #NASA benefiting from the rise of the private space industry sector? #SpaceX siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nas…
  
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• Neanderthals practiced prehistoric dentistry

  28-06-2017 20:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Kansas analysed four mandibular teeth from the left side of a Neanderthal's mouth, found at the Krapina site in Croatia.
  
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• Parrots play the drums as part of a complex mating ritual

  28-06-2017 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Australian National University have filmed palm cockatoos using sticks and seed pods to create rhythmic sounds in the wild, suggesting the birds are highly intelligent.
  
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• Volcano bulges could be used to predict future eruptions

  28-06-2017 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Cambridgefound that the summit of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii grows larger as magma pours upwards from a lava reservoir deep inside the Earth's crust.
  
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• Carved skulls found at an 11,000-year-old Turkish site

  28-06-2017 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Damage to fragments of bone found at the Göbekli Tepe ancient site in southern Turkey includes holes drilled into the top of skulls and deeply gouged strips across their surface.
  
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• Retro gaming

  28-06-2017 19:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Old school consoles are well and truly back, and far from Game Over.
  
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• Still confused about #GDPR? Art Coughlan of @Microsoft Ireland is here to help. ow.ly/V6hU30d29Dp

  28-06-2017 19:50 via twitter.com
  Still confused about #GDPR? Art Coughlan of @Microsoft Ireland is here to help.ow.ly/V6hU30d29Dp
  
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• Iceberg set to break off Antarctica could calve

  28-06-2017 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Between June 24th and 27th, the portion of the Larsen C Ice Shelf accelerated to more than ten meters per day. Now, scientists say detachment of an iceberg the size of Delaware is imminent.
  
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• Tinder 'Gold' offers list of people who already like you

  28-06-2017 19:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tinder is testing a range of price points for the subscription feature, which trials inAustralia, Argentina, Mexico, and Canada this week.
  
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• Researchers at @UNM have observed the orbital motion between two #SupermassiveBlackHoles siliconrepublic.com/innovation/orb…

  28-06-2017 19:40 via twitter.com
  Researchers at @UNM have observed the orbital motion between two #SupermassiveBlackHoles siliconrepublic.com/innovation/orb…
  
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• Check out this new #drone that could bring a whole new way of looking under the sea. #marinelife ow.ly/Z2hj30d28Bb

  28-06-2017 19:30 via twitter.com
  Check out this new #drone that could bring a whole new way of looking under the sea. #marinelife ow.ly/Z2hj30d28Bb
  
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• DHL is creating 50 new roles at #lifesciences hub. #Dublinjobs #jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/life-scie…

  28-06-2017 19:20 via twitter.com
  DHL is creating 50 new roles at #lifesciences hub. #Dublinjobs #jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/life-scie…
  
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• Man loses £1,200 to tech support con-artists

  28-06-2017 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The victim of IT support fraudsters recounts how they convinced him to pay £1,200 to their scam.
  
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• Working in #research is more than simply putting on a lab coat and looking for the right answer. #Nokia #AI siliconrepublic.com/people/working…

  28-06-2017 19:01 via twitter.com
  Working in #research is more than simply putting on a lab coat and looking for the right answer. #Nokia #AI siliconrepublic.com/people/working…
  
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• Bird-like, feathered dinosaurs hatched eggs like chickens

  28-06-2017 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in France and China found that feathered oviraptor dinosaurs brooded eggs at similar temperatures to chickens, and fossilised oviraptors have been found in a brooding posture on eggs.
  
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• China launches home-made 10,000-tonne destroyer

  28-06-2017 18:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  China has launched its most advanced domestically produced destroyer on June 28 amid rising competition with naval powers. The ship weighs some 10,000 tonnes.
  
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• The world's best iPhone photoghraphs revealed

  28-06-2017 18:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tenth annual iPhone Photography Awards received thousands of entries - all submitted by amateur photographers from dozens of countries around the world, from China to America.
  
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• Navy uses replica to train Big Lizzie flight deck teams

  28-06-2017 18:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The life-size models of the F-35 Lightning II jets have been dubbed the 'faux fighters' and will be pushed around the tarmac at RNAS Culdrose, so flight deck teams can get a feel for them.
  
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• Another cyber attack like yesterday's could prompt WAR

  28-06-2017 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Computer users around the world were scrambling Wednesday to reboot systems after a tidal wave of ransomware cyber attacks spread from Ukraine and Russia to Europe, the US and Asia.
  
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• Cybersecurity expert @TrendMicro will pump $100m into #IoT start-ups ow.ly/ttIv30d25dp

  28-06-2017 18:20 via twitter.com
  Cybersecurity expert @TrendMicro will pump $100m into #IoT start-ups ow.ly/ttIv30d25dp
  
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• Everything you need to know about EternalBlue – the NSA exploit linked to Petya and WannaCry

  28-06-2017 18:13
  
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• Everything you need to know about EternalBlue – the NSA exploit linked to Petya

  28-06-2017 18:13
  
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• Under-screen fingerprint sensor unveiled

  28-06-2017 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Qualcomm and Vivo show off a prototype phone that hides its fingerprint sensor beneath its display.
  
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• Are asteroids humanity's 'greatest challenge'?

  28-06-2017 18:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts are calling the next big impact 'humanity's greatest challenge', as they develop ways to predict and intercept an asteroid that could cause catastrophic damage.
  
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• Welcome to the deadly new age of #ransomware siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gol…

  28-06-2017 18:05 via twitter.com
  Welcome to the deadly new age of #ransomware siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gol…
  
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• Diver films GLOWING sea creatures in Greenland

  28-06-2017 18:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Under the ice caps of Tasiilaq, Greenland, on April 17, diver Alexander Benedik saw some truly stunning sights as he drifted through the vast crevasses preserved beneath the surface.
  
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• Scientists have created light that's a billion times brighter than the Sun – and it could speed up our phones

  28-06-2017 17:57
  
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• Scientists have created light a billion times brighter than the Sun

  28-06-2017 17:57
  
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• Nasa's Curiosity rover spots a mystery object on Mars

  28-06-2017 17:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The image was taken in March by Nasa's Curiosity rover while investigating Mars, but was posted on Reddit this week, sparking a huge online debate about what it shows.
  
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• Mummified penis rented by museum for £2500 a year

  28-06-2017 17:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History claims to have added a penis (pictured) to its unusual collection of exhibits at a cost of £2,500 ($3,200) for a year.
  
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• At least 1 US power plant's computer systems were hacked

  28-06-2017 17:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Federal investigators are looking into how computer systems at at least one American nuclear power plant were breached in a hack dubbed 'Nuclear 17'.
  
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• How will #AI change affect the future of work in the tech sector? @HaysWorldwide has some insights. #FoW ow.ly/U1PH30d22Rb

  28-06-2017 17:50 via twitter.com
  How will #AI change affect the future of work in the tech sector? @HaysWorldwide has some insights. #FoW ow.ly/U1PH30d22Rb
  
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• The five greatest steps in the evolution of Apple's iOS

  28-06-2017 17:40
  
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• #MostRead Today: What we know so far about WannaCry’s deadly sibling ow.ly/Ff9b30d1VtG

  28-06-2017 17:30 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: What we know so far about WannaCry’s deadly sibling ow.ly/Ff9b30d1VtG
  
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• #MostRead Today: Orbiting supermassive black holes are real, and this is a big deal ow.ly/WGGu30d1Wm6

  28-06-2017 17:30 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Orbiting supermassive black holes are real, and this is a big deal ow.ly/WGGu30d1Wm6
  
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• #MostRead Today: NASA’s acting chief on life under Trump and working with SpaceX ow.ly/hLx130d1W4A

  28-06-2017 17:30 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: NASA’s acting chief on life under Trump and working with SpaceX ow.ly/hLx130d1W4A
  
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