It’s not quite replicator technology from Star Trek, but NASA today awarded a 6 month grant to a company to develop the world’s first food printer. The technology, still in very early stages, would use proteins, carbohydrates and sugars to “print” edible food. The company is currently working on a prototype for a “3-D pizza printer,” which it believes will be easier because of the layered nature of pizza. As Anjan Contractor, the mechanical engineer working on the project described it, will print “a layer of dough, which is baked at the same time it’s printed, by a heated plate at the bottom of the printer. Then it lays down a tomato base, ‘which is also stored in a powdered form, and then mixed with water and oil.” Last comes the “protein layer.”
From NASA’s perspective, the technology will enable long-distance space travel. If you can simply transport…
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Dr. Bukar Ali USMAN, mni 