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• MIT reveals new way to mix oil and water

  08-11-2017 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIT researchers have found a way to get oil and water to mix and remain stable for long periods, with no shaking needed. It could have applications in pharmaceuticals, foods and cosmetics.
  
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• Religious belief 'not linked to intuition'

  08-11-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the universities of Coventry and Oxford suggests people are not 'born believers.' Instead, the way of thought is shaped by socio-cultural factors, such as upbringing.
  
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• Ex-Yahoo CEO testifies on Capitol Hill about hacking

  08-11-2017 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While testifying to lawmakers on Wednesday, former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer apologized for the Yahoo hacks and claims that no company is immune from them.
  
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• Pokemon Go followup to be 'Harry Potter: Wizards Unite'

  08-11-2017 23:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Called Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, Niantic's new game will see players take to the streets to cast spells and fight magical beasts.
  
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• Pictures show slaughter of whales and dolphins

  08-11-2017 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT:The mass slaughter of whales and dolphins on the Faroe Islands is laid bare by these gruesome photographs, taken by Sea Shepherd Global.
  
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• Dr Margaret Redelman on why sex can cause headaches

  08-11-2017 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sex headaches - which affect men more - come in two forms, according to Dr Margaret Redelman, a member of the Australian Society for Sexologists. She said they can be 'traumatic'.
  
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• What it's like spending a year in space

  08-11-2017 21:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Far from home, with great views... the International Space Station is not your typical holiday spot.
  
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• Archaeologists uncover 2,000-year-old Roman sundial

  08-11-2017 21:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 2,000-year-old sundial was discovered lying face down at an entrance of a roofed theatre in the Roman town of Interamna Lirenas, according to Cambridge University archaeologists.
  
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• Russia boasts its robot tank outperformed manned vehicles

  08-11-2017 21:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two unmanned tanks, one of which is designed as a kamikaze device, have been subjected to testing outside Moscow for almost a year and they shone in their most recent trials just outside Moscow.
  
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• 'Zombie' star survived going supernova

  08-11-2017 21:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Astronomers discover the astronomical equivalent of a horror film villain: a star that wouldn't stay dead.
  
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• #Aylien is a #datascience company that offers #machinelearning methods for analysing data. #jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/aylien-ai…

  08-11-2017 21:10 via twitter.com
  #Aylien is a #datascience company that offers #machinelearning methods for analysing data. #jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/aylien-ai…
  
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• Tracking collars uncover baboons' food raiding tactics

  08-11-2017 21:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Collar data from baboons in Cape Town, South Africa, revealed that male baboons were staying at the city edge, engaging in short, intense forays to the urban environment when the opportunity is presented.
  
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• First look at rediscovered London Roman temple

  08-11-2017 21:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Built in the third century, the London Mithraeum was discovered by chance in 1954 and became an instant public sensation, with up to 30,000 people per day queueing to see it.
  
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• Video simulates Nasa's Space Launch System rocket launch

  08-11-2017 20:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA released a stunning animation this week simulating the take-off of the massive Space Launch System – a rocket set to become the most powerful in the world.
  
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• The island of the machines is pulsating with potential. #nanoscience #materialscience @scienceirel @tcddublin siliconrepublic.com/machines/nanos…

  08-11-2017 20:50 via twitter.com
  The island of the machines is pulsating with potential. #nanoscience #materialscience @scienceirel @tcddublin siliconrepublic.com/machines/nanos…
  
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• Europeans have more hunter gather genes than thought

  08-11-2017 20:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Harvard Medical School combined DNA analysis and mathematical modelling to reveal a complex history of interbreeding between immigrants from Anatolia and prehistoric Europeans
  
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• The simple hack that can improve your WiFi in minutes

  08-11-2017 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The inexpensive technique developed by researchers at Dartmouth College and Columbia University essentially creates a ‘virtual wall’ to improve Wifi signal in indoor spaces.
  
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• ‘There is opportunity to break new ground but progress rests with those brave enough to lead the way’ #leadership siliconrepublic.com/companies/aisl…

  08-11-2017 20:25 via twitter.com
  ‘There is opportunity to break new ground but progress rests with those brave enough to lead the way’ #leadership siliconrepublic.com/companies/aisl…
  
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• #Facebook reveals attempts to battle #revengeporn siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…

  08-11-2017 20:05 via twitter.com
  #Facebook reveals attempts to battle #revengeporn siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…
  
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• 'Butterfly' boy saved after doctors create him a new skin

  08-11-2017 19:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: The unnamed boy, who suffered from junctional epidermolysis bullosa, was treated by doctors at Bochum University Hospital in Germany.
  
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• Cash is king in the P2P economy. #ApplePay siliconrepublic.com/companies/p2p-…

  08-11-2017 19:45 via twitter.com
  Cash is king in the P2P economy. #ApplePay siliconrepublic.com/companies/p2p-…
  
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• Instagram copies Snapchat again with new throwback feature

  08-11-2017 19:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new feature, rolling out to users worldwide today, means your entire camera roll is available for Story uploads when previously you were only allowed to post recent photos and videos.
  
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• Blue Planet II: Eel suffers toxic shock in underwater lake

  08-11-2017 19:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Re-live the talked-about moment when an eel suffers the consequences of diving into a brine pool for food.
  
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• This infographic from @futurism explains how wonder material #graphene is made siliconrepublic.com/machines/graph…

  08-11-2017 19:30 via twitter.com
  This infographic from @futurism explains how wonder material #graphene is made siliconrepublic.com/machines/graph…
  
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• Supernova explosion defies the laws of physics

  08-11-2017 19:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at Las Cumbres Observatory in Goleta, California, have been studying an event known as iPTF14hls which appeared for more than 600 days, six times longer than others of its type.
  
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• Number of middle-aged people living alone in the UK soars

  08-11-2017 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There were 2.43 million 45 to 64-year-olds living on their own in 2017, compared with 1.59 million in 1996, according to the London-based Office for National Statistics.
  
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• Traditional references are still considered one of the most credible endorsements of your skills. #interviewtips siliconrepublic.com/advice/job-ref…

  08-11-2017 19:15 via twitter.com
  Traditional references are still considered one of the most credible endorsements of your skills. #interviewtips siliconrepublic.com/advice/job-ref…
  
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• #Snap has reported less revenues and fewer users than Wall Street predicted, spooking investors siliconrepublic.com/companies/five…

  08-11-2017 19:00 via twitter.com
  #Snap has reported less revenues and fewer users than Wall Street predicted, spooking investors siliconrepublic.com/companies/five…
  
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• 'Butterfly child' given life-saving skin

  08-11-2017 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Hassan was born with skin so delicate it would tear and blister
  
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• The UK allegedly violating four protected rights under the European Court of Human Rights. #infosec siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/uk-…

  08-11-2017 18:50 via twitter.com
  The UK allegedly violating four protected rights under the European Court of Human Rights. #infosec siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/uk-…
  
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• There was a mysterious ‘geomagnetic spike’ 3,000 years ago

  08-11-2017 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A researcher at the University of Leeds says that new observations suggest that unexpectedly high magnetic field strengths around 1000BC were identified in Jordan and Israel.
  
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• Apple 'to launch AR glasses in 2020'

  08-11-2017 18:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Codenamed T228, they will run a version of Apple's iOS called 'reality OS', Bloomberg has claimed. The system could be ready by 2019 and go on sale a year later, it claims.
  
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• #Twitter believes a #280character limit will encourage people to tweet longer and more often siliconrepublic.com/companies/twit…

  08-11-2017 18:35 via twitter.com
  #Twitter believes a #280character limit will encourage people to tweet longer and more often siliconrepublic.com/companies/twit…
  
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• .@Sydney_Uni researchers have confirmed that electrons can ‘tunnel’ through barriers in watery solutions. siliconrepublic.com/machines/quant…

  08-11-2017 18:20 via twitter.com
  .@Sydney_Uni researchers have confirmed that electrons can ‘tunnel’ through barriers in watery solutions. siliconrepublic.com/machines/quant…
  
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• Northern Lights put on dazzling display in UK tonight

  08-11-2017 18:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The natural phenomenon could be visible from parts of Scotland, northern England and potentially as far down as South Wales - provided the weather holds up, experts say.
  
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• How to get in touch with your intuition and #EQ siliconrepublic.com/advice/intuiti…

  08-11-2017 18:05 via twitter.com
  How to get in touch with your intuition and #EQ siliconrepublic.com/advice/intuiti…
  
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• Police called as Alexa device holds own party in Germany

  08-11-2017 17:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Oliver Haberstroh said the Amazon personal assistant suddenly started playing deafening music without having received instructions at his flat in Hamburg, northern Germany.
  
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• Image of world's last male northern white rhino on Twitter

  08-11-2017 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The image was posted on Twitter by Daniel Schneider, a biologist from Boston, along with the caption: 'Want to know what extinction looks like? This is the last male Northern White Rhino.'
  
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• Colour-blind dogs can't distinguish between red and green

  08-11-2017 17:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ginger cats on the lookout for pesky dogs in the park can rest easy, as a new study by researchers from the University of Bari, Italy, has revealed that pooches are colour blind.
  
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• #China is rapidly catching up to the US when it comes to #AI research papers. siliconrepublic.com/machines/china…

  08-11-2017 17:50 via twitter.com
  #China is rapidly catching up to the US when it comes to #AI research papers. siliconrepublic.com/machines/china…
  
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• #MostRead Today: Facebook requests nude photos from users in a bid to tackle revenge porn ow.ly/5fgE30grB62

  08-11-2017 17:43 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Facebook requests nude photos from users in a bid to tackle revenge porn ow.ly/5fgE30grB62
  
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• #MostRead Today: AI start-up Aylien announces €2m investment and 70 new jobs ow.ly/AqqU30grB9T

  08-11-2017 17:43 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: AI start-up Aylien announces €2m investment and 70 new jobs ow.ly/AqqU30grB9T
  
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• #MostRead Today: 5 things you need to know about giving job references ow.ly/hsAT30grB2V

  08-11-2017 17:43 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 5 things you need to know about giving job references ow.ly/hsAT30grB2V
  
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• #MostRead Today: Want to know what it’s like working at Twitter? ow.ly/x4hg30grAWR

  08-11-2017 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Want to know what it’s like working at Twitter? ow.ly/x4hg30grAWR
  
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• #MostRead Today: Quantum tunnelling breakthrough opens new avenues for solar energy ow.ly/ZkMI30grB00

  08-11-2017 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Quantum tunnelling breakthrough opens new avenues for solar energy ow.ly/ZkMI30grB00
  
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• Photos of supercells show beauty before the storms hit

  08-11-2017 17:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Images from across the United States show the massive supercell storms shooting out lightning and tornadoes as they engulf the sky - covering miles in width and height.
  
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• #Fintech player @RevolutApp wants to become a true bank and in turn upend the established order. siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/revo…

  08-11-2017 17:20 via twitter.com
  #Fintech player @RevolutApp wants to become a true bank and in turn upend the established order. siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/revo…
  
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• Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' discusses his guide to success

  08-11-2017 17:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The billionaire candidly discussed his fame and fortune during an on-stage interview, conducted by his younger brother Mark, at the Summit Series invite-only event, held in Los Angeles.
  
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• Scientists implant tiny human brains inside rats

  08-11-2017 17:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two papers being presented at a neuroscience meeting inWashington, D.C this week claim to have hooked human brain tissue to the minds of rats and mice.
  
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• Bronze Age sealstone found in Ancient Greek warrior tomb

  08-11-2017 16:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at the University of Cincinnati say the gem's design is so intricate it may have required a magnifying glass to carve, and is one of the finest works of prehistoric Greek art ever discovered.
  
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