FT: NASA is involved in the development of the "print" food 3D-printer - BBC

NASA is involved in the development of 3D-printer that can “print” food, writes The Financial Times . The space agency has provided the first grant Texas-based Systems and Materials Research Corporation, which proposed the creation of a universal device for the synthesis of food. Sum payments starting at $ 125 thousand

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idea, in interchangeable cartridges, the printer will accommodate nutritious ingredients (including starch, protein and fat), of which it will be possible to prepare a variety of dishes. As the authors hope the project, such a device is useful to astronauts during long missions in space.

first dish cooked with the help of 3D-printer will be pizza. Was chosen for its simple structure and composition ingredients.

According to the newspaper, the new design looks like a “replicator”, which was used by the characters of the famous television series “Star Trek».