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Selfie, big data and # make the 2014 dictionary

Of the 150 new words added to this year's Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, hashtag, big data and selfie made the list.
3D graphene-like material could lead to super electronics

Researchers at the University of Oxford have discovered a new material that could someday turn a 1TB hard drive into one that can store 10TB of data on the same volume.
Snap! 'Selfie' becomes International Word of the Year

If you posted selfies on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter this past year, you helped make "selfie" the Oxford Dictionaries' international Word of the Year for 2013
EE offers 4G mobile coverage in another 12 UK towns

Mobile operator EE has announced its 4G data service is now available in a further 12 towns across the UK, taking the total to 74 towns and cities since the launch of the service last year.
Universities get government funding to produce cyber security warriors

Royal Holloway, University of London has received a £3.8 million grant to host a new centre for doctoral training (CDT) in cyber security.

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