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KFC Memories Bucket prints up greasy memories (Tomorrow Daily 219)

Khail and Ashley check out a new super-fiber that could be used in flexible tech, try to understand KFC's photo-printing fried-chicken bucket and explain why an AR sandbox could help future geologists.

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Ashley Esqueda is an award-winning video producer and on-air talent based in Los Angeles. She has been playing video games since she was 3 years old, and loves the history of television. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband Jimi, son Wolfgang, and two very squirrely Italian Greyhounds.

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Ashley Esqueda

Aug. 3, 2015 4:52 p.m. PT

2 min read

You're probably dying for some entertainment to help you through today, especially if you spent the weekend having a great time and are now slowly lumbering through the first day of your work week. If that sounds like you, you're in luck, because we have some fun stories for you.

Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas have created a kind of "super fiber" that can stretch to 14 times its original length without losing any resistance. Even better, it's not terribly expensive to create, so it's a potential candidate for rapid prototyping and use in all kinds of products in the near future. It's fascinating to see what we might be using in artificial muscles, flexible electronics, and more via this highly durable material.

KFC is celebrating 60 years of fried chicken goodness in Canada, and to celebrate, it has released a teaser video showing off the Memories Bucket. After you're done documenting your latest KFC outing with your closest chicken-loving friends, the Memories Bucket utilizes Bluetooth to wirelessly print Polaroid-esque photos from your smartphone. We know. It's weird.

Last, we're taking a look at a collaboration between UC Davis and UCLA. They created an augmented reality sandbox with topography features, allowing students to manipulate land in the sandbox and watch what happens when elements like heavy rainfall hits different elevations. It's a great way to visualize topographical features, and understand natural happenings like erosion, particularly if you're a budding geologist.

Watch this: KFC Memories Bucket prints up greasy memories (Tomorrow Daily 219)

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Here are some links and notes for all the things on the show today:

New fiber may pave the way for flexible technology, better synthetic muscles
KFC teased a fried chicken bucket that also prints photos for your friends
UC Davis and UCLA collaborate on an AR sandbox for topography education
Back It or Hack It:The Imperial Spherificator creates food pearls without hassle
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