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Submission + - McDonald's Announces Plan to Add 'Chicken' McNuggets to Their Menu

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Taffykay writes: McDonald's has announced it will be the first fast food chain in the United States to add lab-grown meat to their menu. Following the success of Sergey Brin's lab-grown burger experiment last year, the group said they will 'grow' chicken McNuggets in labs across New Jersey. The move is expected to reduce the number of real chickens needed to supply their 35,000 branches across the globe.

Submission + - China Attempts to Clone Colonial Williamsburg, Replicates Williamsburg, Brooklyn (inhabitat.com)

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An anonymous reader writes: China’s copycat architecture trend has been well documented – so far the nation has built full-scale replicas of the Eiffel Tower, the canals of Venice, and even an entire Austrian village. However when Chinese developer AuthentiCity Ltd. sought to recreate the historic hamlet of Colonial Williamsburg, it wound up with something else entirely – an exact replica of Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Submission + - Curiosity Finds Water on Mars (inhabitat.com)

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Taffykay writes: NASA's Curiosity Rover has discovered water on Mars, prompting scientists to question whether the red planet has ever supported life. The rover scooped up surface soil and then analyzed its contents using the custom built Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM), an on-board analytical suite that processes and tests its findings with a gas chromotograph, mass spectrometer and tunable laser. In addition to water, the soil sample contained carbon dioxide, oxygen and sulfur compounds.

Submission + - World's Most Efficient Solar Cell Unveiled by French-German Team (inhabitat.com)

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oritonic1 writes: In the increasingly fast-paced race to create the most efficient solar cell possible, a team comprised of French and German companies has created a unique design that yields 44.7% efficiency, beating the previous record set by Sharp just three months ago. The multi-junction cell, created for use in concentrator photovoltaics, was developed in a little over three years, and its creators hope to reach 50% efficiency by 2015.

Submission + - Science Fiction Writer Proposes 12 Mile Skyscraper to Launch Rockets into Space (inhabitat.com) 3

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Taffykay writes: Science Fiction author Neal Stephenson has teamed up with Arizona State University engineers and scientists to design a 12.4 mile tall skyscraper that would be used to launch rockets into space. Part of Project Hieroglyph, which encourages scientists to dream big, the skyscraper would be 24 times taller than the current world record holder in Dubai — the 2,722 foot Burj Dubai — if it ever lifts off the ground.

Submission + - World's First iPad 3D Scanner Triples Kickstarter Goal in One Day (kickstarter.com)

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An anonymous reader writes: The world's first iPad 3D scanner just launched on Kickstarter — and it has already tripled its funding goal in a single day. The Structure Sensor is a portable $349 3D scanner that attaches to an iPad to allow users to scan objects anywhere — and it can even scan entire rooms and record their dimensions.

Submission + - MIT Fog-Harvesting Material Pulls 5x More Water From Air (inhabitat.com)

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An anonymous reader writes: Researchers at MIT have created an advanced fog-harvesting material that is able to pull much more water from moisture-laden air than traditional systems. The Material is made from a mesh of stainless steel filaments with carefully controlled spacing, and it's dip-coated in a solution that decreases contact-angle hysteresis. The resulting material can improve water harvesting efficiency five times in mild fog conditions.

Submission + - Walkie Talkie Building Melts London Man's Jaguar XJ

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Taffykay writes: Rafael Viñoly’s distinctively curved ‘Walkie Talkie’ building in London creates a beam of concentrated sunlight that is not only uncomfortable for pedestrians below, but that left one man’s Jaguar XJ with warped side panels and a “smell of burning plastic” after being parked within the beam’s reach for just one hour.

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Submission + - Austrian Scientists Grow Mini Human Brains in a Lab

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Taffykay writes: After messing around with mice brains for far too long, an Austrian scientist decided he wanted to work on real human brains in order to improve his research. Since it would have been somewhat unethical to use living subjects for the job, he grew some mini human brains instead — with stem cells.

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Submission + - There's a Testicle Munching Fish on the Loose in Sweden (inhabitat.com)

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An anonymous reader writes: At just about 7 inches long, the pacu has a mouth full of powerful, crushing teeth, and it loves to nibble on stuff that happens to be, uh, floating through the water. Animal experts in the region are warning men to be extra cautious.

Submission + - Germany Produces Record-Breaking 5.1 Terawatt Hours of Solar Energy in One Month 2

Submitted by oritonic1
oritonic1 writes: Germany is rapidly developing a tradition of shattering its own renewable energy goals and leaving the rest of the world in the dust. This past July was no exception, as the nation produced 5.1 TWh of solar power, beating not only its own solar production record, but also eclipsing the record 5TWh of wind power produced by German turbines in January. Renewables are doing so well, in fact, that one of Germany's biggest utilities is threatening to migrate to Turkey.

Submission + - Elon Musk Unveils Long Awaited Hyperloop Design

Submitted by Taffykay
Taffykay writes: Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk finally unveiled design plans for the $6 billion Hyperloop, which will transport passengers between San Francisco and Los Angeles in half an hour for $20. Comprised of two steel tubes side by side that allow capsules or pods to travel both ways, the system would be built on pylons above ground. The system includes solar panels mounted on the tube that provide all of the necessary energy, as well as an electric motor similar to the one used in the Tesla Model S except that it is rolled flat.

Submission + - Terrafugia's Flying Car Completes First Public Flight (inhabitat.com)

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An anonymous reader writes: Childhood dreams of flying cars are a reality at last, thanks to Terrafugia, who designed and demonstrated a new car that can actually fly. The company revealed its prototype at the EAA AirVenture airshow in Wisconsin last Wednesday, and just as planned, the car went from land to air and back again without any trouble.

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