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UK 4G Mobile Coverage Lags Behind: Report
A Which? study found that the UK lags behind many other countries on the ability to connect to higher speed 4G phone coverage.

Breakthrough As Mouse Embryos Grown In Space
Before and after pictures show how two-cell mouse embryos developed into blastocyst just 80 hours after launch.

Apple Co-Founder Compares Cyber Crime To Nukes
Steve Wozniak says it was wrong for the US government to recently try to order Apple to unlock a killer’s phone.

Apple Recovers Tonne Of Gold From Old Devices
The company also recovered 10.4 million kilos of steel, two million kilos of aluminium and 1.4m kilos of copper.

£1 Fuel Cell Creates Electricity From Urine
When pee passes through the fuel cell, bacteria inside it generates electricity – this power can be stored or used directly.

Swipe: Firing Virtual Reality Bow And Arrows
2016 has been called the year of virtual reality and there seems to be a headset to suit every budget.

Scientists Send Wireless Data Through Pork Loin
The technology could revolutionise healthcare, as doctors are able to communicate 1000 times faster with medical implants.

Microsoft Sues US Government Over Data Requests
The tech giant accuses the US government of exploiting the emergence of cloud computing to conduct “secret investigations”.

Scientists Strap Down Ants And Shave Them
A study into how Saharan silver ants survive the baking heat sees an unusual technique employed by scientists.

Paralysed Man Plays Video Game Using His Mind
A computer chip fitted into his brain bypasses Ian Burkhart’s injured spinal cord and his progress has astounded many experts.

Did STIs Force Ancient Humans To Be Monogamous?
Researchers find that the spread of contagious diseases, like STIs, can shape the development of social norms.

Facebook Wants To Turn Us Into Little Emperors
Facebook says that with time, chat-bots will become so effective that they replace the apps on your phone altogether.

Tech Tycoon’s $250m For Cancer Immunotherapy
Napster founder Sean Parker is creating a research centre that will work with dozens of laboratories and hundreds of experts.

Facebook Chat-Bots Could Be Better Than Humans
Allowing firms to create customer service bots within Messenger could be one way for Facebook to monetise the platform.

Pictured: First Evidence Of Exoplanet From 1917
An image taken during World War One was filed away and forgotten about, but has turned out to be scientifically significant.

Robot Finds No ‘Nessie Trench’ In Loch Ness
A robot has been searching the depths of Loch Ness following claims of an underwater trench housing the fabled monster.

Third Of Stalking Victims Are Harassed Online
Campaigners say police need more training to help them understand how online stalkers operate and investigate complaints.

Hawking Backs Sending ‘Nano-Craft’ To Stars
Scientists believe tiny craft, powered to near the speed of light using lasers, can reach distant worlds and send back pictures.

Palm Skin Could Be Turned Into Touchscreen
A technique called time-reversal processing can be used to send ultrasound waves through the hand, a study finds.

Scan Shows If Cancer Drug Is Working Within Days
The technique could help to tailor treatments by spotting immediately which drugs are not effectively tackling cancer.

Daily Mail Publisher In Talks To Buy Yahoo
Yahoo was once one of the most powerful websites around, but has been overtaken by the likes of Google, Amazon and Facebook.

NASA Spacecraft Enters State Of Emergency
The ageing spacecraft is around 75 million miles away from Earth and burning huge amounts of fuel.

Astronauts Get Inflatable Room At Space Station
Tim Peake said “it looks like we’ve caught a dragon,” as he used a robotic arm to grab hold of the spacecraft carrying the room.

FBI Wants Apple To Unlock Drug Dealer’s iPhone
The New York drugs case represents the latest battleground in the legal dispute between US officials and Apple over encryption.

SpaceX Rocket Makes Historic Ocean Landing
The Falcon 9 craft neatly accomplishes a vertical landing on a so-called drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

Lastminute.com Founder Joins Twitter Board
Entrepreneur Martha Lane Fox has previously commented on the lack of diversity at the social media firm.

Health Toll Of Scott Kelly’s Year In Space
The astronaut lost bone mass and his muscles wasted away – but he said the psychological stress was probably just as damaging.

Could Apple Kill Off The Laptop Keyboard?
A patent describes “micro-perforations” in a new type of laptop casing that could light up to show the user where the keys are.

Limb Regeneration Could Be Lurking In Our Genes
The way zebra fish repair tissue may help scientists develop a way for humans to one day regrow limbs.

Is Apple About Let Users Hide Built-In Apps?
Newly discovered code suggests that the company could be about to finally let people hide the annoying apps.

Could CIA Man’s Software Predict Terror Attack?
Predata founder James Shinn says a web data scraper can provide predictions of political unrest and terror attacks.

Metal Foam Stops Speeding Bullet
The material is created by incorporating hollow beads of one metal into a substrate cast from another.

Are Galaxy S7 Sales Driving Samsung Profits?
Samsung’s share price falls despite a stronger than expected profit forecast as investors look beyond the first quarter of 2016.

WhatsApp Extends Encryption To All Services
The messaging app says users of all its services are now fully protected from snoopers including “rogue” governments.

UK Lab Makes DNA For Synthetic Biology
Scientists working at a laboratory in London plan to industrialise the process of preparing DNA for use in synthetic biology.

‘Stellar Corpse’ Spotted In Twin Galaxy
Despite decades of study, a spinning neutron star has never been discovered in Andromeda – until now.

Missing Wright Brothers Patent Found In Cave
The pair made history on 17 December 1903 when they carried out the first controlled powered human flight.

Tesla Model 3 Pre-Orders Point To $10bn Sales
Almost 300,000 customers have placed a $1,000 down payment for Tesla’s low-cost five-seater car, due for delivery late next year.

Space Tourism Nears As Reusable Rocket Lands
By showing the reusable rockets are a realistic option, the potential costs of sending tourists into orbit could be cut.

Google’s Minion April Fools’ Prank Backfires
“Have your engineers kill themselves,” wrote one furious Gmail help forum user. “I sent that nonsense to a boss.”

Prize Pool For New E-Sports Tournament Is $5.5m
The base prize pool is the largest in e-sports, and it could get larger through crowdsourcing.