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People share durable household items that have withstood the test of time

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Make do and mend! People share their ancient household items that have withstood the test of time – including an 100-year-old sewing machine and fridge from the 1940s Social media users shared items that have stood the test of time in their house  Online gallery collated by BoredPanda includes a working camera from 1953 Features original … Read more

Heart defect that kills thousands without warning could be spotted early by a blood test 

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A heart defect that kills thousands of young adults without warning every year could be spotted early, thanks to a newly developed blood test. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which causes the heart muscle to abnormally thicken and beat out of control, is the leading cause of cardiac arrest and sudden death in under-40s.  The condition, which causes … Read more

Covid test maker Novacyt saw sales rise 20-fold last year

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Covid test maker Novacyt saw sales rise 20-fold during the pandemic prompting its share price to rise 5,000% in a year Annual profits expected to jump from £1.6m to £91.8m in fresh results AIM-listed group’s share price has rocketed, but closed down 17% on Friday  By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail and … Read more

Smartphone-based coronavirus test produces results in just 10 minutes using the device’s microscope

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Scientists are developing a smartphone app that can detect COVID-19 in saliva in about 10 minutes. The technology pairs a phone with a small microscope that analyzes a saliva sample for evidence of the virus.  Designed by the University of Arizona, the team’s goal is to combine the speed of an antigen test with the accuracy … Read more

Elon Musk bashes FAA for delaying SpaceX’s Starship SN9’s first flight test over safety concerns

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‘Humanity will never go to Mars’: Elon Musk bashes FAA for delaying SpaceX’s Starship SN9’s first high altitude test over safety concerns SpaceX was set to launch its Starship SN9 rocket Thursday but it was canceled Elon Musk posted a tweet bashing the FAA for its regulatory structure The tweet suggests that the FAA is … Read more

Record number of vehicles flunked the MOT test last year due to emissions

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Almost 1.3m cars failed MOT emissions checks last year as stricter exhaust assessments since 2018 see diesel failure rates surge 240% Tougher emissions checks were introduced to the MOT test in May 2018 Diesel car with particulate filters fails if it has been removed or tampered with Vehicles will automatically fail the test if check … Read more

Sunrise weatherman Sam Mac fails a driving test on live television

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‘I call this kissing the kerb!’ Sunrise weatherman Sam Mac spectacularly fails a driving test on live TV as he botches a reverse parallel park By Louise Starkey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:03 GMT, 29 January 2021 | Updated: 00:08 GMT, 29 January 2021 He’s the jack-of-all-trades who is prepared to try anything out … Read more

And you thought nose swabs were bad! China begins using anal swabs to test for Covid in Beijing

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Beijing is using anal swabs to test its residents for coronavirus, a method that expert says is more accurate and raise the chances of detecting the virus. To collect the nucleic acid samples, the swab needs to be inserted about two to three centimetres (0.8 to 1.2 inches) into one’s rectum and rotated for several … Read more

Spotify adds nine classic audiobooks to its platform as a ‘test to improve user experience’

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  Spotify adds nine classic audiobooks like Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’ and Charles Dickens’ ‘Great Expectations’ narrated by celebrities including Hilary Swank and Forest Whitaker Spotify is testing audiobooks and has added nine classics the its library They include Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’ and Kate Chopin’s ‘The Awakening’ Each is narrated by a celebrity like Hilary Swank … Read more