NASA To Fund 3D Space Food Printer; First On The Menu: Pizza
When I was in school for architecture back in the late 90's, 3D printers were state of the art, expensive as all get-out, and really, really finicky to work with. We're not quite at consumer-level pricing yet, but we're already close enough that legislation to stop individuals from 3D-printing firearms. Here's a better idea: don't print guns, print pizza. That's exactly what Systems & Materials Research Corporation recently received a $125,000 NASA grant to do. Using a series of powders and oils with various nutritive properties, the printer will print out the pizza in stages, reports this story from... More
