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• The radical nanobattery that could charge your phone in five SECONDS 

  17-05-2018 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A group from Cornell University built a 3-D battery that charges electronics almost instantly. The nanobattery is self-assembling and intertwines its anodes and cathodes.
  
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• 'Superspectre' bug could gain access to 'all the secrets' on a machine

  17-05-2018 23:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Security researcher Yuriy Bulygin, who was until last year Intel's chief threat researcher, says hackers can exploit the infamous chip flaw to gain access to 'all the secrets' stored on a machine.
  
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• Elon Musk posts pic of Boring Company branded sweets to Instagram

  17-05-2018 23:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk is doubling down on his bet to create a candy company. The tech mogul shared a photo of some Boring Company-branded candy to his Instagram on Thursday with just the caption 'lol'.
  
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• New Pentagon system verifies person's ID using their grip on a phone

  17-05-2018 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Pentagon is funding a project that involves embedding sensors in smartphone chips to make sure people are who they say they are. It could become available in the coming years.
  
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• Intel to supply carmaker with eight million self-driving computers

  17-05-2018 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Intel-owned Mobileye will supply eight million cars at a European automaker with its self-driving technologies. Terms of the deal and the identity of the automaker were not revealed.
  
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• Astroboffins find most distant source of oxygen in the universe

  17-05-2018 22:20 via go.theregister.com
  13 billion light years away, so no chance to have a huff Astrophysicists have detected the most distant signal of oxygen yet, in a galaxy more than 13 billion light years away, when the universe was less than 4 per cent of its current age.…
  
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• Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts from its summit, shoots ash into sky

  17-05-2018 21:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An explosive eruption from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has sent ash spewing 30,000 feet into the sky, with residents now being warned to shelter in place as the dusty plume engulfs a wide area.
  
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• WWII bomber Memphis Belle is lovingly restored and put on display

  17-05-2018 20:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The B-17 'Flying Fortress' known as Memphis Belle has been introduced as the anchor of an extensive exhibit in the Dayton-area museum's war gallery. It flew 25 missions during WWII.
  
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• NASA astronaut shares selfie taken on spacewalk above the Earth

  17-05-2018 20:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold took this selfie during a spacewalk yesterday to upgrade the cooling systems on the station.
  
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• 3D printed bike: Arevo reveals carbon fiber frame

  17-05-2018 20:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arevo produced world's first carbon fiber bicycle with a 3D-printed frame. The company is using the bike to demonstrate its tech, which it hopes to use foraircraft and space vehicles.
  
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• Clocks may go a little cuckoo with US power grid change

  17-05-2018 20:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Because of a change in federal energy regulations, some scientists say your trusty, older plug-in clock may be losing or gaining a few ticks over time.
  
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• New 'STIR/SHAKEN' method attaches a certificate to each phone number

  17-05-2018 20:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts in the telecom industry have developed a new system that could make it harder for fraudsters to bother you with incessant phone calls, called the STIR/SHAKEN method.
  
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• 'Shocking' human impact reported on world's protected areas

  17-05-2018 20:12 via bbc.co.uk
  One third of the world's protected lands are being degraded by human activities, says a new study.
  
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• Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would save the majority of the world's plant and animal species

  17-05-2018 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the University of East Anglia say that creatures all over the world would benefit, but particularly those in Southern Africa, the Amazon, Europe and Australia.
  
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• A third of the world's protected areas are at risk from 'intense' human pressure

  17-05-2018 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international study led by the University of Queensland has found that human behaviour is dramatically affecting a region of 2.3 million square miles - around twice the size of Alaska.
  
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• NASA Hubble images of nearest galaxies could explain how stars form

  17-05-2018 19:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Made using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers today revealedthe most comprehensive, high-resolution ultraviolet-light survey of nearby star-forming galaxies.
  
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• MysteryVibe launches Bluetooth-controlled Tenuto vibrator for men

  17-05-2018 19:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MysteryVibe has revealed the Tenuto vibrator designed for people with penises. It is designed to be worn around base of penis to improve pleasure during sex.
  
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• New Zealand has its own population of over 700 blue whales

  17-05-2018 19:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers believe the massive mammals are genetically distinct from whales found in the neighbouring Pacific and Southern Oceans.
  
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• Madagascar emerges as whale shark hotspot

  17-05-2018 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  The endangered whale shark has been hiding in plain sight off Madagascar, say scientists.
  
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• Evidence that Planet Nine exists piles up

  17-05-2018 18:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Michigan have spotted a distant rocky object that they suggest was pushed into an 'extraordinary orbit' by the gravitational pull of an uncharted planet.
  
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• Ocado shares rise 44% on news of Kroger tech deal

  17-05-2018 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  The online grocer has signed a deal to supply its technology to US retail giant Kroger.
  
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• Fracking planning laws should be relaxed say ministers

  17-05-2018 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Critics say it will be as easy to get the go-ahead to do a test drill as it is for a home conservatory.
  
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• Beaten 1,000-year-old skull is found in a remote Jerusalem cave

  17-05-2018 17:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Israel Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University identified the bones which were found in an isolated cave located near the more known Avshalom cave in the Jerusalem hills.
  
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• Intel to supply carmaker with eight MILLION self-driving computers - but won't say which one

  17-05-2018 17:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Intel-owned Mobileye will supply eight million cars at a European automaker with its self-driving technologies. Terms of the deal and the identity of the automaker were not revealed.
  
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• The 3D printed bike: Silicon Valley startup reveals carbon fiber frame

  17-05-2018 17:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arevo produced world's first carbon fiber bicycle with a 3D-printed frame. The company is using the bike to demonstrate its tech, which it hopes to use foraircraft and space vehicles.
  
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• Sea otters 'stuck' despite comeback in California

  17-05-2018 17:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Southern sea otters, a top carnivore that normally helps keep other populations in check and ecosystems in balance, 'are kind of stuck,' say biologists at the nearby Monterey Bay Aquarium.
  
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• #MostRead today: Irish Government defeated on plan to keep digital age of consent at 13 siliconrepublic.com/comms/digital-…

  17-05-2018 17:38 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Irish Government defeated on plan to keep digital age of consent at 13 siliconrepublic.com/comms/digital-…
  
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• #MostRead today: $3bn valuation as Dublin’s @circlepay raises $110m siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/circ…

  17-05-2018 17:38 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: $3bn valuation as Dublin’s @circlepay raises $110m siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/circ…
  
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• #MostRead today: Moving to #Limerick? Here are 11 people you should follow siliconrepublic.com/people/limeric…

  17-05-2018 17:36 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Moving to #Limerick? Here are 11 people you should follow siliconrepublic.com/people/limeric…
  
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• #MostRead today: Shocking detection in deep space is the ‘holy grail’ for cosmologists siliconrepublic.com/innovation/dee…

  17-05-2018 17:35 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Shocking detection in deep space is the ‘holy grail’ for cosmologists siliconrepublic.com/innovation/dee…
  
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• #MostRead today: Important carbon nanotube breakthrough found to have surprising twist siliconrepublic.com/machines/carbo…

  17-05-2018 17:34 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Important carbon nanotube breakthrough found to have surprising twist siliconrepublic.com/machines/carbo…
  
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• Heading to #Inspirefest this year? Check out the latest speakers, including: Beckey-Finn Britton, Yuka Nagashima an… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  17-05-2018 17:20 via twitter.com
  Heading to #Inspirefest this year? Check out the latest speakers, including: Beckey-Finn Britton, Yuka Nagashima an… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Siemens: Los Angeles Must Transform Energy, Transit Systems To Hit Sustainability Goals

  17-05-2018 17:19 via technocracy.news
  Siemens is a main driver and global leader in Smart City technology. So, Siemens tells Los Angeles what its problems are (energy, transit) and then proceeds to sell solutions that will ‘fix’ the problems, ‘helping’ the city meet its United Nations-imposed Sustainable Development goals. ⁃ TN EditorToday, Los Angeles reports a use of 33% renewable energy and 14% transit and active transport, making the city’s 2050 goals fairly aggressive. While the city was able
  
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• Utah Tesla driver had her hands off wheel 80 seconds before crash

  17-05-2018 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Data released Wednesday shows a Utah Tesla driver initiated semi-autonomous driving and took her hands off the wheel 80 seconds before a crash.
  
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• Britain’s lost talent: 3,500 STEM professionals refused visas siliconrepublic.com/careers/visa-r… via @siliconrepublic

  17-05-2018 16:53 via twitter.com
  Britain’s lost talent: 3,500 STEM professionals refused visas siliconrepublic.com/careers/visa-r… via @siliconrepublic
  
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• YouTube announces music streaming service to rival Spotify siliconrepublic.com/companies/yout…

  17-05-2018 16:52 via twitter.com
  YouTube announces music streaming service to rival Spotify siliconrepublic.com/companies/yout…
  
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• Technocracy In India: Corporate Technocrats Infiltrate Government Structures

  17-05-2018 16:51 via technocracy.news
  The source of Technocrats are corporations: “The hold of corporate power on public policy in India has many other manifestations, from the plunder of public sector banks to the appropriation of land, water, minerals” ⁃ TN EditorToday, corporate power has not only grown to unprecedented levels, its muscular arms also reach far and wide. Representatives of private businesses sit on all sorts of government committees.
  Among other major developments in Indian society and politics d
  
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• Nano-material could allow phone's battery to last 100 times longer

  17-05-2018 16:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new material created at the University of Missouri limits the amount of heat given off by a typical battery, meaning it consumes far less power and so lasts significantly longer between charges.
  
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• This opens the door to the potential use of #stemcell pockets to grow a new limb. #microbiology siliconrepublic.com/innovation/gro…

  17-05-2018 16:30 via twitter.com
  This opens the door to the potential use of #stemcell pockets to grow a new limb. #microbiology siliconrepublic.com/innovation/gro…
  
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• Hawaii's Volcano Kilauea spews out 'ballistic blocks'

  17-05-2018 16:29 via bbc.co.uk
  But projectile boulders are not the only hazard facing islanders near the erupting Mount Kilauea.
  
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• It Begins: Government Drone Spying On Sacramento Neighborhood

  17-05-2018 16:26 via technocracy.news
  The Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency is not a law enforcement agency, and yet it is spying on local citizens with a sophisticated drone. The City Council has the power to stop this cold in its tracks with a simple binding resolution, and citizens are bringing pressure. ⁃ TN EditorNeighbors say they’re furious over a drone that’s flying over the neighborhood, and we’ve found out it’s tied to a government agency.
  The mysterious drone has been spotted d
  
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• FM radio looks set to die out as digital listening keeps rising

  17-05-2018 16:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Industry monitor Rajar, based in London, announced that 49.2 million adults, or 90 per cent of the adult UK population, tuned in to their selected radio stations each week.
  
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• Timelapse shows Mexican Red Knee tarantula crawls out of own skin

  17-05-2018 16:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The video, which was taken at Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden in Ohio, condenses the incredible seven-hour moulting process into just a few minutes.
  
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• The 12 occupations that are favoured by serial killers

  17-05-2018 16:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Michael Arntfield has studied the patterns and behaviours of killers over the past 50 years.And one thing he's discovered is that they tend to gravitate toward certain industries and professions.
  
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• #MarkZuckerberg will meet with EU politicians to discuss #CambridgeAnalytica and #dataprotection siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mar…

  17-05-2018 16:10 via twitter.com
  #MarkZuckerberg will meet with EU politicians to discuss #CambridgeAnalytica and #dataprotection siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mar…
  
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• Tourists see moving shadow in the middle of Kanas Lake in China

  17-05-2018 15:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A stunned tourist has posted footage of an apparent sighting of the Kanas Lake monster in China. A dark shadow can be seen moving under the water with waves following behind.
  
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• For John O’Connell of @eShopWorld, it is the rapid pace of technological change that keeps his work varied and inte… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  17-05-2018 14:30 via twitter.com
  For John O’Connell of @eShopWorld, it is the rapid pace of technological change that keeps his work varied and inte… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Ukraine's spy dolphins died after 'hunger strike' when captured

  17-05-2018 14:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The military had been using the secretive unit since the '70s but the bottlenose dolphins were apprehended by Russia when it annexed Crimea in 2014.
  
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• EU court backs near-total BAN on pesticides that harm bees

  17-05-2018 14:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An EU court in Luxembourg has upheld a ban on neonicotinoids. These pesticides have damaged bee colonies and caused the number of the stripy bees to plummet.
  
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• Check out the schedule for #Inspirefest 2018! siliconrepublic.com/companies/insp…

  17-05-2018 14:15 via twitter.com
  Check out the schedule for #Inspirefest 2018! siliconrepublic.com/companies/insp…
  
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