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Mission to Europa

Jupiter moon Europa’s life-seeking mission gets green light

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The White House has proposed NASA receives $18.5 billion in 2016, which includes $30 million towards a mission to determine whether there is life...
Google Project Tango

Google Project Tango, 3D scanning camera, is a step closer to being unveiled

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Google is a step closer to unveiling its highly anticipated 3D scanning camera. The company announced that Project Tango, its 3D scanning camera, has...
Artist impression of Josephoartigasia monesi

One ton rodent with a bite like a tiger’s related to modern-day guinea pig

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The largest fossil rodent ever found was an animal that weighed 1,000 kilograms, had huge front tusk-like teeth, and a bite as powerful as that...
Twitter

Twitter rolling out “instant timeline”, hopes to boost rate of user growth

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Twitter is rolling out a new feature called "instant timeline" which allows new users to instantly see a stream of content from the social network without...
Tesco plc

Tesco rewards disastrous ex-bosses with £2.1m Golden Goodbyes

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Tesco plc, the world’s second largest retailer, is rewarding two ex-bosses who were at the helm as the company rapidly lost market share and...
UK Construction

UK construction activity picks up in January, but outlook falls

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UK construction activity accelerated in January after December’s low, according to Markit Economics. However, job creation fell to a 13-month **trough while construction companies’ assessment...
optical fibres

Doubling distance of optical fibre communications with new technique

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British scientists have managed to double the distance optical fiber communications can travel error free by eliminating the interactions between optical channels. This could...
Graphene

Graphene means semi-transparent, flexible electronics is a real prospect

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Thanks to graphene - the strongest and thinnest material currently known in science - semi-transparent, flexible electronics may no longer be just science fiction,...
dark matter

What is Dark Matter? New fundamental particle may help

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Nobody knows what Dark Matter is, even though 85% of the Universe’s mass is thought to be made up of it. Researchers from the...
raspberry pi 2

Raspberry Pi 2 on sale now at $35

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The next-generation Raspberry Pi 2 is now on sale, replacing the original Raspberry Pi 1 Model B+, offering a faster processor and more memory...