BBC Science Focus

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FACEBOOK IS HIRING

Facebook is taking on an extra 3,000 moderators to monitor video content. The move comes after several high-profile incidents in which murders, suicides and sexual assaults were live- streamed using the Facebook Live service.

LARGING IT

A team at MIT has created the world’s biggest 3D-printed structure (above). The 15.25m x 3.66m igloo-like dome was constructe­d from quickdryin­g foam in just 13 hours by a large, hydraulica­lly mounted 3D-printing robot dubbed, imaginativ­ely, the Digital Constructi­on Platform.

FASTEST CAMERA

Researcher­s at Lund University in Sweden have developed a camera that can shoot an incredible five trillion images per second. The camera, which uses lasers rather than natural light, is designed for capturing chemical reactions on film.

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